“The Importance of Proper Formatting and Tense in Academic Writing: A Guide to Crafting an Effective Research Paper”

The Detailed Outline will be typed in single spaced, and in 12-point Times New Roman. The final draft of the Research Paper, however, will be typed in double space, and in 12-point Times New Roman. Students will write the essay in the third person and use the literary present tense. When discussing events in a book or story, always use the present tense, unless there is a shift in the time frame within the world of the text