Information for the WIT Essay

1.Be sure to use 1-inch margins for all bottom, top, and side margins,

2.Use Times New Roman font.

3.Use size 12 font.

4.Double space your paper.

5.Make a Title Page—be sure to put your Word Count as the last thing on your title page. Also, place the word count again, on the last page of your essay—double space after your last paragraph and then give the word count.

6.Make sure that you parenthetically document all quotes and any information that did not originate with you.

7.List your source (s) on the Works Cited page—this will be your last page and it will numbered. If you don’t know how to do it, google “MLA Works Cited page.” It will tell you exactly how to do it!

8.Remember: your minimum word count is 1200 words! You must not go over 1500 words.