Scholarly Polish

Follow directions for preparing the final copy of this assignment. These directions include:

1. the essays should be typewritten double-spaced

2. use MLA format (see p. 75-103 in Keys for Writers for more information) For on online description and example of a paper in MLA style click here.

3. the pages should be numbered and in order

4. the pages should be separated and all perforated edges removed

5. use inclusive, unbiased language

6. the paper should be at least the minmum number of pages long

7. avoid unnecessary spelling errors by using the spell-check function in your word-processing program

8. carefully proofread your essay for grammatical and mechanical problems (For this class, do this proofreading yourself rather than ask someone else to fix up the errors for you)

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