HOW SHOULD THE ESSAY BE FORMATTED?
Anthropology essays should be typed and double spaced. The paper should have 1 inch margins on all sides. You should not leave extra spaces between paragraphs. The first line of a paragraph should be indented by 5 spaces to the right of the left margin. You should use a plain font with a size of 10 or 12 characters per inch. Pages should be numbered, beginning with the first page of text, not beginning with the title page. The paper should be stapled in the upper left hand corner in a way that makes it easy to open and read. The title page should include: the title of the paper, your name, the name of your professor and the name and number of the course. CLARITY Since an essay is an argument of the validity of which you are trying to convince the reader, it is important to be clear. Use straightforward language with correct grammar and appropriate vocabulary. Many mistakes happen because writers attempt to write in what they feel is an “academic” style. Actually, academics like clear,
