PREFACE
This writing manual is assembled to aid students in writing assignments for
Fort Recovery High/Middle School. This should be used as a guide when doing writing
assignments no matter what the subject area. Certain writing assignments may require some
deviation from this guide. Teachers will tell students when this is the case.
When appropriate, models and examples are provided. Students should follow the models and examples closely. When creating parts of papers such as work cited list, title page, and footnotes, students should carefully follow the correct format.
Students are responsible for getting familiar with this guide. There are activities throughout the guide that the students will work through as the school year progresses. This style manual should be kept in a place where it will be easy to get to for all class periods.
Students are not only expected to follow this guide, but they are also expected to follow the ethics of writing. Writing should be a student’s own – not someone else’s. Students should learn to cite sources and quote correctly to avoid committing plagiarism. Plagiarism is passing off as one’s own words the words or ideas of another. Copying of words directly without quoting and citing will result in a zero on the assignment the first time it happens. The second and subsequent offenses will result in zeroes and other disciplinary action. For more information on copyright issues access CyberBee: Copyright and Digital Contents website.
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