General Writing guildeines for tasks and short assignments

• Use A 4 size, not a small peice of paper. If hand writing, use lined papers like the one here.

• The margin (line, cutting line, puncture holes) should be on the left of the page where you start writing.

• Use font size 12. Choose a formal font, for example Arial or New Times Roman.

• Do not write in the margins, including the top margin. 

• Leave a 1 inch (2.5 cm) margin on the left and right of the paper.

• On the first line, to the left write your name, on the following line your student ID, then your course number and between parenthese your section number, and then the date.

• On the following Line, in the center, write the title of the the assignment. Use capitalisation rules (First words and main words have their initial capitalised). underline the title.

• After that, write on every OTHER line (NOT every line).

• Leave one line before every new heading or subheading, but no line after the heading or subheading.

• Check all spelling and grammatical rules you have learnt. Write clearly. You can practice handwriting here.

• This is an example of the top of your assignment paper: