-- Add appropriate heading, which should include a title, date of publication, release instructions, point of contact, etc. -- Use left-hand justification (ragged-right margin), not center justification for text. -- Correct disagreement between singular nouns and plural pronouns. -- Try to avoid orphans and widows (a sentence that wraps around, leaving a one- or two-word line; or a paragraph that wraps around to the next page, leaving a sentence fragment. -- Apply proper rules for placement of colon (to indicate a series), semicolons (to join phrases), etc. -- Use statistics, facts, figures, and percentages to support your background statements (rather than vague terms like "majority of," which are not backed up by facts). -- If citing a source, use appropriate APA style.
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ReplyDelete-- Add appropriate heading, which should include a title, date of publication, release instructions, point of contact, etc.
-- Use left-hand justification (ragged-right margin), not center justification for text.
-- Correct disagreement between singular nouns and plural pronouns.
-- Try to avoid orphans and widows (a sentence that wraps around, leaving a one- or two-word line; or a paragraph that wraps around to the next page, leaving a sentence fragment.
-- Apply proper rules for placement of colon (to indicate a series), semicolons (to join phrases), etc.
-- Use statistics, facts, figures, and percentages to support your background statements (rather than vague terms like "majority of," which are not backed up by facts).
-- If citing a source, use appropriate APA style.
Kristen, looks good!
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