Pobedinsky Style
If you’ve been staying up at night worrying about which font to use for your essay, this should put you right to sleep. (I’m a teacher; that’s my job.)
Typed work: Times New Roman 11-12 point Black ink White paper Double-space 1-1.25” left and right margins 1” top and bottom margins No plastic covers or scents
Cover sheets: Title of the essay or research paper Date the paper was due Your first and last names Times New Roman, 12 point, black ink on white paper; not bold or underlined Center the title; date and your name can be centered or lower right Unless specifically permitted, NO pictures, WordArt, colors, large type, fancy paper, plastic covers, scents, etc. IF PICTURES ARE PERMITTED, only one or two. They should take up no more than 1/4 of the total space on the page. Professional: Simple, plain and mature.
Email: Send to Mary.Pobedinsky@ouboces.org Be sure your first and last names are in the subject line If your document is in a program other than MS Word, copy into the message body I will save documents in your folder as soon as I am in school. Please bring a backup copy of your file to school with you in case I am not there or your email did not get through. I will confirm all emails as soon as I receive them. If you do not receive a confirmation, please do not assume that I received your email! |
Handwritten work: Use clean paper; no dirt or smudges Write or print as legibly as you can Blue or black ink ONLY Write on only one side of the sheet Do not skip lines (single space) Leave a margin of 1” on all sides (top, bottom, right and left) Dot i’s with single dots, not flowers, stars or hearts or other funny shapes Remove perforated sheet ends (from spiral notebook pages) |