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Mechanical Specification for Final Curriculum Units

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This document describes and displays the specifications for formatting your final curriculum unit. By following these specifications you will help the Institute maintain a consistent appearance of the curriculum units, both in print and on-line.

Title and Author's Name

Give the unit a clear, concise, and descriptive title, and center the title on the first page, as above, using bold type. (Do not include a title page). Your name should appear centered and in bold italics two lines below the title. Skip an additional three lines after your name before the beginning
the body of your unit.

Margins and Font

Allow 1 1/2 inches at the top and left side of each page and 1 1/4 inches on the right bottom. To create a uniform appearance of the published text, you should use 12-point type. The Times New Roman font is preferred. The right margin should not be justified.

Spacing and Unit Length

When writing your unit, single space between lines and double-space between paragraphs. Indent five spaces to begin all paragraphs-except those that immediately follow a heading. The completed unit should be fifteen but not more than twenty-five single-spaced pages in length. The Institute cannot accept units that do not meet the minimum or that exceed the maximum length.

Headings

If you decide to use headings for different sections and subsections within your unit, please use the following conventions. As displayed in this document, double-space before and after all headings.

Level-one headings identify the main sections of your unit, e.g. objectives, strategies, classroom activities, resources. These headings should be in bold and flush with the left margin. The heading "Headings" that appears above is an example of a level-one heading.

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Level-Two Headings

Level-two headings identify subsections within the main sections of your unit. These headings should be flush with the left margin but not bold. The heading "Level-Two Headings" above is an example of a level-two heading.

Level-Three Headings

Level-three headings identify further subdivisions within your unit. These headings should be in italics. The heading "Level-Three Headings" above is an example of a level-three heading.

Notes and Block Quotations

When crediting your sources or directing readers to further information, do not use footnotes at the bottom of the page. Instead, place notes on a separate page at the end of your unit and title them "Notes." Refer to individual notes within the body of your text by using a superscript number,1 if possible, or a number in parentheses (1).

    Because of the brevity of units, avoid lengthy quotation. Any block
    quotations you do use should be indented ten spaces. Use of material
    copyrighted by others must be properly acknowledged.

No Page Numbers

Do not include page numbers in either the printed or electronic version of your unit. To ensure that your unit is kept in the proper order for publication, however you should number your pages by hand only on the reverse side of each printed page. In cases where you think it necessary to refer to another part of your essay, say "above" or "below."

Illustrations

Any illustrations that you wish to include generally should be drawn and must allow sufficient margin for binding. As you cannot refer to them by page number, you should number your illustrations sequentially and refer to this number within a parenthetical remark, e.g. "(See figure 1)". All illustrations must be placed on a separate, preceding or following page, or assembled at the end of the unit. They must be drawn in dark black ink. Any illustrations not prepared in this manner will be omitted. Do not include photographs, illustrations, student worksheets or similar material from works copyrighted by others, unless you have obtained written permission from the copyright owner and have attached that permission to your completed unit.

Printing and Submitting the Unit

When printing your unit, be sure that the printer leaves a clear, dark black impression. Submit the original, not a copy, of your unit on white paper with no holes punched in it. You should also submit your unit and guide entry on a computer diskette, as described above.

** The entire unit must be submitted on one disk and must include abstract, narrative unit, appendices, and bibliography. The abstract should be saved as a separate document on the disk. The narrative unit, appendices, and bibliography must be saved as one document.

Notes

    See the Institute handout titled "Copyright Permissions" for more detailed information. This is an example of how your notes should appear.