ENGLISH DEPARTMENT GUIDELINES FOR WORD PROCESSING

Many students, for all the right reasons, are deciding to produce written work on word processors at home or in school. The English Department is very pleased to encourage this use of technology, as it actually makes the process of writing much easier as well as well as producing final drafts of work which are very professional.

However, there are conventions for presenting word processed work in just the same way as there are for written work on paper. These conventions are set out below and students who decide to word process their work are asked to follow them closely.

While there are benefits to using computers, it ought to be pointed out that word processed work will not gain any additional credit over written work: you will be marked on the content of your writing and the accuracy of your written style whichever form you choose to use.

Good luck with your work!

 

  1. All work in WORD must be set in Times New Roman font, or the closest possible style in any other software package.

 

  1. All work must be set in medium, font size 12.

 

  1. Work must be paragraphed, with a line spacing between paragraphs and with no indentations of paragraphs.

 

  1. Rough drafts must be double spaced in order for teachers to comment on the text, and final drafts must be single or one and a half line spaced.

 

  1. Titles must be underlined and / or set in bold.

 

  1. Quotations must be indented from the margin and separated from the body of the text by at least one line spacing. Quotations may also be set in italics.

 

  1. Pages must be numbered.

 

  1. All work must be fully justified.

 

  1. All work must be saved onto floppy disc, which ought to be brought into school with the hard copy.

 

  1. Students must ensure that they have direct access to a functional printer before electing to word process work. A broken printer will not be accepted as an excuse for missing a deadline. Notes must be provided from parents to validate IT faults.

 

  1. Students must put their name and tutor group on all work.

 

  1. Timed essays for examination practice must not be word processed.