Essay length

7th grade: 1.5 - 2.5 pages

8th grade: 2 - 3 pages

See this website for help: Purdue Owl Online Writing Lab

• Proper heading is in the top left HEADER. Ask for help if you don’t know how to put it there.  Include your name, class period, and date.  It goes on the first page only.  (Click "Different first page" box in header menu).

Example:

Freddie Freeman

3*

August 30, 2025

• Typed and DOUBLE SPACED (from the Home menu, select paragraph, select Line Spacing, select Double) in TIMES NEW ROMAN Font size=12

•Text is aligned LEFT, not centered

• 1 inch margins

 • Centered title (same font & font size, no bold or underline)

*There is no negotiation about length. Close is not the minimum. You can exceed the max length only if you need to finish a reasonable-length paragraph.

And one more note on why Grammar and Conventions are of particular concern...

Consider yourself warned!

Free Online Grammar/Proofreading/Plagiarism checker!

Click it!

And, finally, read this article from the Harvard Business Review...

I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why.

Also consider...

In an infographic that surveyed freelancers' work and personal profiles, Grammarly revealed that there is a strong correlation (although not necessarily causation) between writing skills, hireability and pay...The infographic also breaks down which professionals are more likely to commit grammatical no-no's, citing IT and finance as the biggest offenders. Engineers and manufacturers who made fewer than 10 grammatical errors in their freelancing materials could earn up to twice as much per hour than those who made more than 30 -- same goes for those working in finance, sales and legal professions.