- Using numbers in an essay.
- Capitalize the first letter in every sentence, proper nouns, initials.
- Did you know there's a National Punctuation Day? Check your punctuation rules here.
- Abbreviations...use them when you are taking notes, DO NOT use them when writing something that will be graded, when applying to college, a job, or an internship, and/or in the work place. (Unless it is an acronym, but make sure you spell in out the first time you use it; AVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination.)
- Your essays should usually be aligned to the left. You can center a title and large quotations from a different text, but unless the teacher, MLA, or APA say otherwise, leave the text aligned to the left.
- Your font should be size 12, unless otherwise specified.
- Choose a legible font (not in bold, cursive, color, or something with pictures).
- Double space when told to or following a specific format, otherwise it is up to you.
- Check out this poster for the rules for quotation marks.
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