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9 September 2019
Essay’s Title
These paragraphs serve as instructions for your essays. Read everything in this document,
and then delete the paragraphs so that you can type your own essay here. You should save this
document as a template for all your essays; the font and the line-spacing are already correct;
there is a document header, although you will need to edit it for your last name, and the spacing
between paragraphs is already set. Aspects of formatting are a significant factor in the grades
your essays receive. Also, do not turn in your essay until you crosscheck it against the academic
prose handout.
Notice that there is no point at which the formatting allows for anything other than
double-spacing. Above, the third line of text in the upper left hand corner shows the course
number, which is our section number. For other classes, you would look up the section number
by logging into, accessing your schedule of classes.
As for the fourth line of text, which is the date, always use the due date of the
assignment. All of your assignments should be titled, but none should use the name of the
assignment as part of the title. In other words, the words essay 1, 2, 3, or comparison-contrast, or
argumentative, or anything of the like should not be part of the titles of your essays. Without
using humor, you should invent a title that has to do with the topic of your essay.
The required word count for your essays is the same for all three essays: 450 words
minimum to 550 words maximum, and it is important to note that the word count is determined
by the words in the paragraphs only, so the word count does not include the title or any other part
of your essay. For example, the word count of this document is 355. Word count requirements
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are just that: requirements, not suggestions, so do not go over or under at all. If your essay falls
short of or exceeds the required word count, the essay’s grade will certainly suffer.