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Writing Rules Example

This document provides 12 rules for writing that should never be broken related to formatting various elements. Key rules include: always spelling out numbers one through nine, using numerals for numbers 10 and up, listing event information as time, date, place without abbreviating days of the week, capitalizing titles like Mr. and Ms. on first reference, and consistently formatting times, dates, scores, money and percentages according to the prescribed styles. Courtesy titles, student identification, clubs/organizations, school teams/locations, and events also have specific capitalization and reference rules defined.

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Writing Rules Example

This document provides 12 rules for writing that should never be broken related to formatting various elements. Key rules include: always spelling out numbers one through nine, using numerals for numbers 10 and up, listing event information as time, date, place without abbreviating days of the week, capitalizing titles like Mr. and Ms. on first reference, and consistently formatting times, dates, scores, money and percentages according to the prescribed styles. Courtesy titles, student identification, clubs/organizations, school teams/locations, and events also have specific capitalization and reference rules defined.

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12 RULES FOR WRITING YOU SHOULD NEVER, EVER, EVER BREAK

DATES NUMBERS TIME, DATE, PLACE


• Do this: • ALWAYS spell out numbers one • ALWAYS list event information in the
Monday, Aug. 21, 2011 through nine format of time (3 p.m.), date (Friday,
• Do NOT abbreviate March, April, May, • Use numbers for 10 and up October 12), and place (in the cafete-
June or July • Age is to be written like this: ria).
• Do not use “on” in front of the date: 4-year-old female; four years old • DO NOT ABBREVIATE days of the
...will be held Monday, Aug. 4, 2005 • ALWAYS spell out the name of the week ever!
• Always spell out the day of the week grade; NEVER use a number with let- • Use the other rules that apply to
• No day of week IF THE DATE IS IN THE ters after: 5th is incorrect, it must be dates.
PAST: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
...was held on Aug. 4, 2005 seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh
and twelfth

COURTESY TITLES STUDENT IDENTIFICATION SCORES


• Use “Mr.” or “Ms.” or “Dr.” with • Use grade level and full name on first ref- • Use numerals and a hyphen to repre-
first and last name the first time erence: Junior Mary Jones stated that.... sent the winning score: 10-8
they are mentioned in the story. Jones also referred • The WINNING score always goes first,
• Use their LAST NAME ONLY any • Unless it is at the beginning of a sentence
even if the Bulldogs lost!
time they are referenced again, the student’s grade level is never capital-
ize: freshman, sophomore, junior and • Reporters describe the game and the
unless the person is a “Dr.” then action, not the loss, the win or the
senior.
always use the “Dr”. and the last emotion.
• After addressing the student once by their
name. Ex: Dr. Terry Robinson ex- full name, USE ONLY THEIR LAST NAME
plained... Dr. Robinson added... FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE STORY UN-
• Never use “Miss” or “Mrs.” LESS THERE ARE TWO STUDENTS WITH
THE SAME LAST NAME.

TIME CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS MONEY/PERCENTAGES


• Midnight • ALWAYS spelled out on the first refer- • $4
• Noon ence: Student Council, National Honor • 75 cents
• 4 p.m. (always use periods) Society • $1,000 - never a thousand dollars
• 8-11 p.m. (only use p.m. ONCE) • After first use of Student Council, it • $1 million - DO NOT need “dollars”
• 2 a.m. - 3 p.m. become StuCo after.
• NEVER 4:00 p.m. • National Honor Society becomes NHS • Percent is one word. It is always 50
• ALWAYS 4 p.m. • Mexico High School become MHS percent; never use this symbol: %
• ALWAYS 4:04 p.m. • Mexico Middle School becomes MMS
• NEVER “a quarter to 5”

SCHOOL TEAMS/LOCATIONS EVENTS GRAMMAR/PUNCTUATION


• Teams are not plural: it is boys golf, • Homecoming - capitalized • NO COMMA before “and” in a series.
not Boys’ Golf • Prom - capitalized • Use colons only when what comes be-
• Basketall court/gym - Filbert Court • Powderpuff, Powderbuff - capitalized fore the colon is a complete sentences
• Other gym - Gooch Gym • Prom - capitalized and there is a list afterward.
• Sports Complex lobby • Winterwarming - capitalized • Italicize books, papers, TV shows,
• Football Field - Hawthorne Heights • Prom queen magazines and websites.
• Softball Field - Gallup Field • Homecoming queen • www.website.com, Pretty Little Liars,
• Cross Country or DXC • Homecoming parade Olympus Has Fallen
• Homecoming spirit week

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