JUNIOR FORMATTING GUIDE

for all written assignments

Name
Class and Section
Date
Draft
Standard Formatting Procedures for GCP Juniors
As a junior at Golder College Prep, you will need to format your typed written
assignments in a very specific way !f you try in one of your classes to su"mit an essay t#at does
not meet t#ese guidelines, you will lose points Please follow t#ese guidelines closely
$o "egin, t#e margin settings s#ould "e %&' on t#e left and rig#t, %' on top and "ottom,
and &(' for t#e #eader and footer $#e font used )*S$ "e %+,point $imes New -oman.no
exceptions! It is quite obvious when you use a different font or font size in your paper.
/our #eading and title must "e single,spaced, w#ile t#e "ody of your essay is dou"le,spaced
/our #eading must appear on t#e rig#t side of t#e page, "ut it must include your first and last
name, t#e class and section, t#e date t#e essay is due, and t#e name of t#e assignment Notice
t#at t#ere is no additional spacing "etween your #eading and title and t#e title and essay0 t#e first
line of your essay, t#en, s#ould "egin no more t#an %(' down t#e page
1e sure, of course, to follow any course,specific directions your instructor may give you
For e2ample, if your instructor re3uires a cover page, )4A,specific guidelines, page num"ers,
etc, t#en you will need to follow t#ose additional directions for t#at assignment
!f you need #elp wit# any of t#is, "e proactive and get #elp in plenty of time "efore an
assignment is due !gnorance of t#ese guidelines is no e2cuse w#atsoever