Nauset Public Schools

Research and Style Manual

| Introduction | Start | Source Cards | Taking Notes | Plagiarism |
| Set-up and Quick Start | In-Text Citation | Works Cited and Consulted | Conventions |

Setting Up Your Paper (Quick Start Guide)

The completed draft of your project should include the following:

  1. A title page, containing the title, your name, the teacher's name, the specific class, and the date of submission.
  2. The text of the paper. Number only the pages of the text, beginning with page 2, unless your teacher instructs you otherwise.
  3. Works Cited and Consulted page.

title pageMargins and
Other Information

Font: Courier New 12
Margin set-up for entire paper:
- 1" top, bottom, left and right margins
Center all information on the title page
Start title of paper 2" from top
Title of the paper in ALL CAPS
Double space and type your name
Type name of instructor at 7.75"
Double space and type name of class
Double space and type today's date
One staple in upper left-hand corner

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Adapted, with permission, from the School District of Springfield Township (PA) Online Research Guide