1. English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. English Essentials John Langan Beth Johnson Chapter Fifteen Preparing A Paper

2. Preparing a Paper English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Paper Form Is the paper full- sized, 8 1/2 by 11 inches? Is it written or typed on only one side of the paper? Have you left 1- to 1.5-inch margins all around the paper? Here’s a quick checklist to use when preparing a paper for an instructor:

3. Preparing a Paper English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 Paper Form Have you centered your paper’s title? Did you remember not to put quotation marks around it and not to underline it? Have you capitalized all the words except for short connecting ones?

4. Preparing a Paper English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Paper Form If the paper is handwritten, have you: Used a blue or black pen? Made all your letters distinct and legible? Kept all your capital letters distinct from small letters? Double-spaced or used wide-lined paper?

5. Preparing a Paper English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Paper Form Have you skipped a line between the title and the first line of your paper? Have you indented the first line of each paragraph about five spaces from the left- hand margin?

6. Preparing a Paper English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 Paper Form If you have hyphenated words, have you broken them only between syllables? Have you made sure your pages are in the correct order, numbered and fastened securely?

7. Preparing a Paper English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 7 Paper Form Have you put your name, the date, and other information at the top of the paper (or wherever your instructor has specified?)

8. Preparing a Paper English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 Paper Form Did you proofread your paper carefully, correcting or retyping any errors you found?

9. Preparing a Paper English Essentials ©2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 Paper Form it’s time to hand in your essay!!Once you’ve completed this checklist, it’s time to hand in your essay!!