1. Last Minute Checklist Make sure you can check each of these off!

2. Title Page Double space again and center the title.Double space again and center the title. –Do not underline your title or put it in quotations marks or type it in all capital letters. Includes all required information (align it in the bottom right corner double spaced):Includes all required information (align it in the bottom right corner double spaced): Your nameYour name Your teacher’s nameYour teacher’s name The course nameThe course name The date (Day Month Year)The date (Day Month Year)

3. Outline Comes immediately after the cover page. It should precede the paper itself.Comes immediately after the cover page. It should precede the paper itself. Should be numbered: Last name iShould be numbered: Last name i Typed and revised.Typed and revised.

4. Body of the Paper Correct margins (1 inch on all sides)Correct margins (1 inch on all sides) Paper is double spacedPaper is double spaced Font is either Times New Roman 12 or Calibri or Arial 11Font is either Times New Roman 12 or Calibri or Arial 11 Correct parenthetical references are used in the body of the paper.Correct parenthetical references are used in the body of the paper.

5. Numbering Pages Each page has the author’s last name and page number in the upper right hand cornerEach page has the author’s last name and page number in the upper right hand corner Number your outline page(s) with lowercase Roman numerals beginning with “i”.Number your outline page(s) with lowercase Roman numerals beginning with “i”. Do not use the abbreviation p. before a page number.Do not use the abbreviation p. before a page number. Do not add a period, a hyphen, or any other mark or symbol.Do not add a period, a hyphen, or any other mark or symbol.

6. Works Cited Page is numbered sequentially from the body of the paper.Page is numbered sequentially from the body of the paper. Reverse indentation is used.Reverse indentation is used. The entire page is double spaced.The entire page is double spaced. All entries are alphabetized.All entries are alphabetized. All entries have periods at the end.All entries have periods at the end. All entries follow MLA style.All entries follow MLA style. For every entry listed there is a citation in the body of the paper.For every entry listed there is a citation in the body of the paper.

7. Grammar There should be no...There should be no... FragmentsFragments Run-onsRun-ons ContractionsContractions Spelling errorsSpelling errors Use of first or second person pronounsUse of first or second person pronouns –Unless in a quotation –Watch out for I and you. –No “I think,” “I feel,” or “I believe”