Final Format: the Grand Final

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Final Format the Grand Finalé
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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• GOOD NEWS After many long days of toiling in
  Research Land, we have almost reached our
  destination.
• BAD NEWS There is one small mountain range left
  to scale Final Format

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Completing the final format of the report is NOT
  difficult however, it does require an eye for
  DETAIL.
• There are Three sections to complete
• Title Page
• Report
• Bibliography

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Title Page
• This is the opening act for the report
• This is the first page the teacher will grade
  (NOTE First impressions are important!)

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Follow along with the SAMPLE TITLE PAGE in the
  Research Booklet.

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• First open a WORD document select SINGLE SPACE
  FORMAT and CENTERED justification

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Next press ENTER (about five times) to move the
  cursor down TWO INCHES

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Type FRIENDS CHRISTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL in all caps
  then press ENTER two times more

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Type
• Yorba Linda, California
• REMEMBER, no abbreviations!

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Press
• ENTER
• ten times more!
• This will help to space the information on the
  page.

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Next comes a crucial moment in the final format
  preparation the creation of a COMPLETE EXCITING
  CREATIVE
• Title!

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• After typing the factual name of the historical
  event, you must compose a phrase that captures
  the THEME or EMOTION of the topic.

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• SAMPLE TITLES
• THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING
• AMERICAS STOLEN INNOCENCE
• THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
• INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP
• SPUTNIK
• A RACE BEGUN
• ROE v WADE
• THE LOST GENERATION

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• SAMPLE TITLES
• THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING
• AMERICAS STOLEN INNOCENCE
• THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
• INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP
• SPUTNIK
• A RACE BEGUN
• ROE v WADE
• THE LOST GENERATION

NOTICE all of title appears in ALL CAPS The
historical event is followed by a The COMPLETE
EXCITING CREATIVE TITLE goes on the second
line These are TITLES, not sentences!
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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Press
• ENTER
• ten more times
• then type
• Presented to Mrs. Moore

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Press
• ENTER
• two more times
• then type
• English Honors 8

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Press
• ENTER
• ten more times
• and type
• Your
• Birth Certificate Name

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Press
• ENTER
• twice
• and type
• The due date (April 25)
• Do NOT type a comma!

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Press
• ENTER
• twice
• and type
• 2007
• Do NOT type a period!

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Next comes the actual report paragraphs which
  should appear in the following order
• Introduction
• BODY 1
• BODY 2
• BODY 3
• BODY 4
• Conclusion

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Some gentle reminders
• The first page of the report should have a 2 top
  margin.
• All other pages should have a 1 top margin.
• Both side margins should be 1
• Each page of report should have a 1 bottom
  margin.

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Some gentle reminders
• DO NOT NUMBER THE FIRST PAGE OF THE REPORT!
• Pages 2-Bibliography MUST be numbered.

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• To number pages, go to INSERT and pull down the
  menu

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Then select where the numbers will appear
• Do NOT show number on first page
• Click OK

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Some gentle reminders
• ALL of the report MUST be presented in a black
  boring 12 pt. font, double-spaced with no extra
  space between paragraphs.
• Do NOT type paragraphs on separate pages!

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Refer to the SAMPLE pages in the Research Packet
  for a more complete visual sample.

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• The end is in sight!
• The final page in the research report should be
  the Bibliography.

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Type Bibliography CENTERED at the top of the page
• then press ENTER twice and switch back to LEFT
  HAND justification

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Like the Title Page, this page also needs to be
  in a single space format
• TAB or 5 spaces on the first line of source
  information
• Double space BETWEEN sources

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Do NOT forget to ALPHABETIZE!
• Check for periods after each piece of information
• Use the same font throughout

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Check to confirm that all sources listed have
  been used in the report!
• Cross check documentation within the report

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• Once all the typing is completed,
• SPELL-CHECK!
• Confirm documentation in each body paragraph
• Confirm that all requested revisions have been
  made
• Scan through to find DEAD words, abbreviations,
  and contractions
• Print and staple in top left corner

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Final Format the Grand Finalé

• TYPED
• ROUGH DRAFT
• DUE
• THIS FRIDAY!