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The document provides formatting guidelines for written assignments submitted for International Baccalaureate classes at Hillcrest High School, including requirements for fonts, cover pages, margins, citations, and references in order to maintain uniformity for international grading; it also lists the school coordinators for the IB Diploma Program and their contact information.

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IB Written Assignment Format

The document provides formatting guidelines for written assignments submitted for International Baccalaureate classes at Hillcrest High School, including requirements for fonts, cover pages, margins, citations, and references in order to maintain uniformity for international grading; it also lists the school coordinators for the IB Diploma Program and their contact information.

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HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAM

Hillcrest High School - Canyons School District 7350 S 900 E Midvale, UT 84047

Brian R. Bentley, D.M.A., Coordinator 801-826-6017 [email protected] Jane Kilby,, Executive Assistant 801-826-6018 [email protected] Fax 801-826-6085

Hillcrest High School Written Assignment Formatting Guidelines


In order to keep a uniformity in all written projects submitted for IB classes and for international grading and moderation, the following formats are to be followed. Individual teachers may adjust these formats to fit their own curriculum. 1. Fonts A. Entire paper/essay (including preliminaries) should be in a 12 pt. Times or Times New Roman font, or other standardized font as determined by supervising instructor. B. Unless otherwise indicated, text should be double spaced. 2. Cover/Title Page (see examples at the end of this packet) A. All written assignments must include a cover page that includes the following (12 pt. font, single spaced and centered unless otherwise indicated): 1. Project/Paper Title (14 pt boldface font) followed by triple space 2. Course Requirement 3. Course/Subject followed by triple space 4. Student Name 5. Student Session number 6. School Name 7. School location 8. School code followed by triple space 9. Instructor/Supervisor name 10. Submission Date (day, written month, year) 11. Exam Session (i.e. May 2014) 12. Word count B. Please see attached examples. 3. Format A. Text margins: 1. 1 inch margins left and right 2. 1 inch margins top and bottom (including footnotes) 3. Paragraphs indented inch. B. Header 1. 1 inch from top of page on every page excluding cover/title page 2. Include Candidate Session number ONLY in the header on every page except for cover/title page, justified to the right.

C. Footer 1. 1 inch from the bottom of each page except for the cover/title page. 2. Include page numbers centered according to the following format: a. Preliminaries (title page, abstract, table of contents, etc.) numbered in lowercase roman numerals: i, ii, iii, iv, etc., starting with the cover/title page. b. Cover/title page part of Preliminaries numbers, but no number shown. c. Text of the paper numbered in arabic numbers, restarting with page 1. d. Appendixes, Bibliographies, etc., continue arabic numbering from body of paper. a. Appendixes, Bibliographies, etc., are not included in the word count listed on cover/title page. D. Graphics 1. All graphics, charts, pictures, etc., should be included within the body of the paper where possible. Larger graphics, tables, etc., may be moved to an appendix. 2. Captions for graphics within the body of the paper are required, must clearly identify graphic, and should be single spaced in a 10 pt. matching font. 3. Graphics and captions are not included in the word count listed on cover/title page. E. Quotations 1. ANY text taken from an outside source should be included in quotation marks and cited. 2. Quotations longer than three lines should be set off in a block style in the following manner: a. Right and left margins of 1 inches ( inch indentation from body of text). b. Single space text within the block quotation. c. Double space after block quotation c. Quotations are included in the word count listed on cover/title page. 4. Citations and References A. All research papers and applicable essays should include citations. Any and all information gathered from outside sources must be cited (you can never cite too much). B. Citations are not included in the word count listed on cover/title page. C. All citations must follow a uniform citation format (APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabrian, etc.) that is appropriate for the paper subject and agreed upon by the instructor/supervisor and student. D. Unless otherwise indicated by format style, parenthetical or footnote citations are preferable to endnotes. E. Footnotes should be separated from the body text by a line (standard in most word processing programs) and written in a 10pt font size. F. Footnote citations are single spaced with a double space between footnotes. G. An ending reference summary of references cited within the paper should be included (Sources Cited, Bibliography, etc.) following the body of the paper and before any other appendixes. 1. These should be in the same style format used in the body of the paper (MLA, APA, etc.); however, the bibliographic citation is almost ALWAYS in a different format than the in-text citation.

2. This section should be in 12pt font size. 3. Except for MLA, each reference should be single spaced; references should be separated by a double space. 4. Each reference must have a hanging indent of inch. 5. List should be alphabetical by author or editor.

General Cover page example:

Why I Love Being an IB Student, as demonstrated in Lord of the Flies


An External Assessment Written Task for International Baccalaureate English A Language and Literature HL

Candidate Name: Harvey Husky Candidate Session Number: 001395-999 Hillcrest High School Midvale, Utah, USA School Code: 001395

Instructor: Michelle Shimmin Submission date: 1 December 2011 Examination Session: May 2012 Word Count: 1451

Extended Essay Cover page example:

Research Question: Does Being an IB Student Affect Abnormal Sleeping Patterns of Personal Pet Iguanas?
An Extended Essay in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Subject of Biology

Candidate Name: Harvietta Husky Candidate Session Number: 001395-998 Hillcrest High School Midvale, Utah, USA School Code: 001395

Supervisor: Phil Talbot Submission date: 15 January 2012 Examination Session: May 2012 Word Count: 3451

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