1. Make sure it has met the mi
nimum page length requirement (5
FULL double
–
spaced pages)
with no unnecessary spa
ces to help meet length.** The title page DOES NOT count toward your
page length. Do not stop writing just because you reached the top of the sixth page, you will lose
points for not meeting requirements.
2. Make sure it is free of grammatical errors and
typos. I expect quality content from you all.
Proof
–
read your paper! Or have a friend
you trust proof
–
read it for you
3. Points will be deducted if your paper is not in the correct format. You can look up the APA
format online if you need to. I am mainly
looking for:
Times
–
new roman font, 12
–
point font, 1
–
inch margins, cover/title page, running title header, in
–
text citations, reference page, page numbers at the top. You do NOT have to do an abstract. You
do NOT need a method or results section. Pet peev
e: try to avoid using contractions (i.e., use
cannot instead of can’t)
and avoid asking your reader questions. You should also
avoid
using
I,
me, my, you, your, we, or our
.
4. Make sure you have at LEAST
five
references from peer
–
reviewed journals, articles, and/or
books. You can count your text
–
book as one source. Cite all of your references in text and in
your reference page! The reference page
and title page do
NOT count in your overall
page
length
