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[Title of Paper]
[Author/Student Name]
Monroe College
[Course Number: Name of Course]
[Prof. Name]
[Due Date]
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[Title of Your Paper - Level 1 Heading]
Introductory paragraph here, ending with your thesis statement or question. Begin your
paper with the paper title at the top of the first page of text. The paper title acts as a de facto
Level 1 heading: It is centered and in bold title case font. Do not use the heading “Introduction”;
text at the beginning of the paper is assumed to be the introduction.
[Major Sections -Background]
Most student papers can limit the use of headings to Level 1 and Level 2.
[Level 2 Headings (Subheadings)]
Use Level 2 headings for subsections of Level 1 headings. Do not label headings with
numbers or letters. All topics of equal importance should have the same level of heading. For
example, in a biographical research paper, the headings for the Background, Current Status,
Controversy, and Future Prospects sections should all have the same heading level (Level 1
headings), whereas Rebuttals, Responses, and Recovery (related subheadings), would all be
Level 2 headings.
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References
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume
(Issue), pp - pp. https://doi.org/XXXXXX
Author, A.B. (Year). Title of blog post in sentence case. Website Name in Italics.
https://addressofblogorwebarticle