paper about access to electricity

  

Tips for an excellent paper:

· The 500-600 word limit will require concise writing. In technical writing, the emphasis is on being brief, clear, and concise – not poetic. If you have done your research properly, you should have a very difficult time reducing your writing down to a single page – shorter is harder than longer. 

· The paper should be technically accurate – use good sources and good information. Popular media and Wikipedia are often unreliable sources. 

· The paper should be presented in your own words – nothing should be quoted from another source or student (if copied text is found, you will receive a 0 on the report).

· Your paper should be free from spelling and grammatical errors. 

· Your paper should not be written in the first person (using pronouns such as: I, we, my, our).

· Your paper should be free from slang, colloquialisms, and informal language.

· Use appropriate headers (i.e., Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion)

· Pictures are worth 1000 words… use graphs, pictures, drawings, etc. to help elaborate the text of your paper.

· Make sure to use appropriate figure/table captions and reference them in the body of the paper.

· If you have a difficult time reading your own paper (out loud), resulting from awkwardly written sentences and unclear statements, it will be near impossible for the audience. Your grade will reflect this.