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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An Epic Novel John Smith Dawson College March 26, 2014 |
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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Introduction Prose is a style of writing that allows the writer to use several techniques. One such technique is repetition. A wonderful example of this is found in C.A. Ramsay’s novel November Rain. Published in 2010, Ramsay’s novel is known for a fabulous repetitive passage: “I tried to find shelter. But there was none. The rain was pouring down on my head and giving me a splitting headache. I tried to find shelter. But there was none. There was none.”1 1- C. A. Ramsay. November Rain. Providential Allegories Printing Co. 2010. |
When you cite the source, at first occurrence, you mention the full name of the author and full title of the work.
The complete citation can be included in a footnote.
At second and other occurrences, you may cite using only the last name of the author.