1. Formatting and Citations
Applied for AICE GP
Component 2 Paper
Adapted from Samantha Jaquish

2. The Basics Double-spaced For PC 1” margins
Right click
Paragraph
Double
1” margins
“Clear and highly readable” font
12 pt. Times New Roman or Arial

3. The Basics (continued)
Header – “running head” on top of every page, aligned right
Last name and page number – ex. Chalker 1
Add Header
Add page #
Top of page
Format page #
Start at 0
Different 1st page (Check box)
Add LAST name before page #
Close Header

4. Paper Format: Sections
Major Sections
Title Page
Main Body
References (Bibliography at End)

5. Title Page Format
First Name Last Name Candidate # 0000 Center Number US822 Duncan U. Fletcher High School June 2015 Question: Does AICE Global teach to the Global World? Word Count: Total Number of Words

6. Main Body: Footnotes
Cambridge asks that footnotes be used instead of in-text citations
Footnotes should be used when you first introduce your sources
You should then include a footnote anytime you use a direct quote or list a specific statistic or fact
Footnotes can also be used to provide a SHORT clarification or note for your text
Example: if you say “The World Health Organization” and would like to use “WHO” instead from now on, an appropriate footnote would be “Hereafter referred to as “WHO”

7. Main Body: Footnotes (continued)
How to insert a footnote in Microsoft Word
For PC
Go to the “Reference” tab
Click “Insert Footnote”
For Mac
Go to “Document Elements” tab
Click “Footnote” in “Citations” section
A superscript number will appear whenever your cursor is and a footnote will appear at the bottom of the page with the same number

8. Main Body: Footnotes (continued)
Footnotes should use the first word(s) of the citation listed on the reference page whenever possible
Author's last name is ideal
It should be VERY clear from your footnote which work you are citing

9. References: The Basics
Very similar to a Works Citied page
Any work used in the text should be included in the reference list AND any work on the reference list should be used in the text
Begin on a new page
Center “References” at the top of the page
No bold, underlining, or other formatting
Use hanging indention
All lines after the first line of each entry should be indented ½” from the left margin
Author’s names are inverted (Last name first)

10. References: The Basics (continued)
Entries should be alphabetized by last name of the first author of each work
For multiple works by the same author, list in chronological order with earliest first and most recent last
Italicize titles of longer works (e.g. books or journals)
Do NOT italicize, underline, or put in quotes names of shorter works (e.g. articles or essays)
Go to Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) for help writing individual references

11. Saving Document Use the following format to save your work
Syllabus Code_Component Code_ Centre Number_Candidate Number_File number_File Format
9239_02_US822_0000_01.docx (Essay)
9239_02_US822_0000_02.docx (Cover Sheet)