Lansing Christian Writing Expectations

Welcome!

Welcome to the Lansing Christian School writing website. This site is designed to help prepare you for the expectations for your writing in all classes and to equip you with resources, tips, and guidance for writing.
These are general guidelines. Remember to always ask for, and follow, your teacher's specific requirements.

A Note on Plagiarism

The school’s handbook statement on plagiarism states, "It is the expectation that Lansing Christian School students will make godly choices and decisions about the use of time and talents. These include [using] integrity in work—no cheating or plagiarism. A student who cheats or plagiarizes will fail the assignment and may be placed on a behavior contract and a possible suspension will result."
What is plagiarism? Click here for information. Click here for help on avoiding plagiarism.

General Guidelines for Handwritten Work

All work is to be neat, legible, and complete. The paper should not be folded or wrinkled and free of significant errors or smudges.
All work may be done in pencil or pen (dark ink only) unless the teacher specifically asks for the work to be completed in pen. No felt-tip markers may be used.
All math classes: all work in pencil only.
All written work must have a heading on the first page that includes the following: Name (including last name); Class and Period Number; Date (Date the assignment is submitted.); and the Assignment (Lesson number, title of assignment, or page number as assigned by the teacher.)
Paper size should be 8 ½” x 11” with no fringe.

General Guidelines for Typed Work
Turning in Work

All work must be spell-checked.
Papers must be printed before coming to class. Class time will not be provided to print assignments.
All final writings should be the product of a process: pre-writing, drafting, editing, revising, and proofreading.

Formatting

All typed materials should follow MLA formatting guidelines, which are specified below.
Font should be size 12 in Times New Roman.
Text should be left-aligned.
Documents' margins must be 1 inch.
Documents should be double-spaced.
A heading with name, teacher name, class, and date should be typed and double-spaced in the top left hand corner of the first page
A header with last name and page number should be inserted in the top right hand corner of every page
A prompt (or a title) should be typed, center-aligned on the first page (without bolding, underlining, or larger font size)
See the following tutorial videos below to learn how to format a document according to these standards.

General Guidelines for Using School Email

tutorial_for_mla_formatted_essay_in_google_docs.mp4
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tutorial_for_mla_formatted_essay_in_word_docs.mp4
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