Formatting Basics

TITLE BLOCK FORMATTING

Merriweather 12

1.15 spacing

Centered

Title Bolded

"by" goes directly under the title--> use lower case & do NOT bold

Name goes directly under the "by" & do NOT bold

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ESSAY FORMATTING

Merriweather 12

Double Spaced

Indent 

No extra space between paragraphs

Standard 1" margins

INDICATIONS

BUILDING BLOCKs:
bold and underline the dress up word. See below

SENTENCE STARTERs, ENHANCEMENTs, M3s, P2s, OWLS:

All these other stylistic techniques should be indicated before the sentence.

Place the appropriate bolded number, abbreviation, or word inside  bolded parenthesis and highlight in yellow. See below

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REMEMBER: BUILDING BLOCKss are indicated by bolding and underlining the BUILDING BLOCK word

Indication examples:

The teacher who is wearing the red sweater, is very strict.

The dog never jumped on the couch because he was well-trained.

Snow fell as the skiers slalomed down the mountain.

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REMEMBER: SENTENCE STARTERs are indicated by placing the appropriate bolded number, abbreviation, or word inside  bolded parenthesis and highlight in yellow.  

SS indication examples:

(1) Because the thunder boomed, she jumped in fright.

(4) Lifting the little boy's hand, the nurse checked his scraped finger.

(7) Annoyed by the neighbor's rude behavior, my sister stomped her foot in frustration.

(6) The ovation pleased the actors.

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CLASSROOM DOC --> NAME & DATE STAMP FORMATTING

Merriweather 11 or 12

1.15 spacing

top left

1st Line:  Name

2nd Line: Date 

3rd Line: Class name and day

4th Line: (Label it): CLASSWORK

CLASS WORK EXAMPLE:

Elizabeth Watson

2-22-23

HARVARD WM Monday

CLASS WORK / Timed Writing

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