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Classic Essay Style

Why Should I Care?

If the style is not specified, you can fall back on this style which uses classical rules of essay presentation.

The Basics

You want a clean, crisp presentation, with simple enough language that almost anyone can understand.

The style includes a cover page, citations are presented with full names and with some description of the source. References are included along the way as footnotes.

The Cover Page Format

  • Title
    • Centered
    • Caps on each Title word
    • 1/3 down from top
  • Student Name
    • College
    • ALWAYS DOUBLE SPACED 2.0
    • 1/2 down from top
  • Date
    • Bottom of page, centered
    • Modern format with comma

 

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The Text Format

  • Text is 2.0 spaced, first line indented, and aligned “justified”.
  • In MS Word, Under References, Insert Footnote

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When you cite the source, at first occurrence, you mention the full name of the author and full title of the work. At second and other occurrences, you may cite using only the last name of the author.

The complete citation can be included in a footnote. This way you don't need a bibliography.

 

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