Title of Paper
Student’s Name
St. Johns River State College
Course Prefix, Course Name
Instructor’s Name
1
Due Date
Title of Paper in Upper and Lower Case
Remember the title should be repeated on this page (right above this paragraph) and do not bold. Do not use back-to-back headings…always have a paragraph after a heading. This first paragraph is the background of the article, or introduction—what are you doing and why. Indent your paragraph ½” (which is the default of your tab). Remember, do not use first person and do not quote—paraphrase all information—practically every sentence needs to be cited! There is no page limit but if I do not feel you explained each point well enough, you will be deducted. Make sure you check for grammar and punctuation errors. All paragraphs need to have a minimum of three sentences. Double space the entire document.
Level One Heading
Replace the level one heading with the words for your heading. The heading must be in bold font. You will usually only use Level 1 and Level 2 headings; complicated and long papers may use up to Level 5 headings. Headings and subheadings must have at least one other subheading at the same level. See Course Resources for more information on using headings in your paper. You do not need to use sub-headings—main headings are fine.
Level Two Heading
Replace the level two heading with the words for your heading. The heading must be in bold font. When you use Level 2 headings, you breaking up this section even further. You always need one other level heading before switching back to a Level 1 heading.
Level Two Heading
Replace the level two heading with the words for your heading. You can use as many subheadings as you feel is appropriate. Remember why you are using headings…to compartmentalize the information. If you are separating information with headings and you can only think of two or three sentences about that topic, you may not need to break it down that far. The heading must be in bold font.
Level One Heading
Replace the level one heading with the words for your heading. Now you are starting your section main section of your paper. You can use subheadings if needed.
Conclusion
All papers need an introduction and conclusion. The conclusion is a wrap of what you said. Do not copy sentences from your text but you can paraphrase what you have said to recap the paper.
References
Start your references here. Make sure your references are double spaced and use a hanging indent.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Title of your article: Only capitalize the first word and words after a colon or em dash. Italicize the Journal’s Name and Capitalize Each Word, XX(XX), pp-pp. URL of journal’s home page or DOI
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (year). Italicize books and only capitalize first word. Publisher’s name.