Layout
 1.
Layout is more important than
many people realise.
2. It's also an easy way
to score extra marks.
3.
Put
plenty
of
space
around
your
writing.
It
will
look
more
attractive.
4.
Use
bigger
page margins than
usual.
5.
Leave
one-and-a-half
inches
at
the
sides
of
the
page,
and
two
inches
at
the
bottom.
6.
If
you're
using
a
word-processor,
choose
a font with
serifs
('Times
Roman',
'Garamond',
or
'Schoolbook').
7.
These
make
the
writing
easier
to
read
-
on
paper.
8.
Avoid
sans-serif
fonts
such
as
'Arial'
or
'Helvetica'.
These
are
best
used
for
headings.
9.
Display
fonts
(such
as
'Poster'
or
'Showtime')
should
not
be
used
-
except
for
advertising.
10.
The
size
of
font
should
be
eleven
or
twelve
points.
This
will
be
easy
to
read
when
printed
on
A4
paper.
11.
Put
a
double
space
between
each
paragraph.
You
don't
need
to
indent
the
first
line
of
the
paragraph.
12.
Use italics for
the
titles
of
books
and
magazines.
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Farm
A
Midsummer
Night's
Dream
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Monthly
13. Bold is
best
reserved
for
headings
and
sub-headings.
14. Headings and
sub-headings
should
stand
out
from
the
rest
of
your
writing.
They
can
be
given
emphasis
by
the
use
of bold.
15.
Don't
use
continuous capital
letters in
a
heading.
This
looks
unsightly,
and
it
makes
the
heading
difficult
to
read.
16.
There
is
no
need
to underline headings.
This
just
makes
them
harder
to
read.
Underlining
makes
reading
harder
17.
Don't
create
pages
which
are
full
of
closely-packed
writing.
They
will
not
look
attractive.
18.
Leave
plenty
of
white
space
around
your
work,
and
let
the
text
'speak'
to
the
reader.
19.
Remember
-
this
is
an
easy
way
to
get
extra
marks.
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