This document outlines non-negotiable writing criteria for students at Haralson County Middle School. It lists 9 requirements for submitted writing, including using proper capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and formatting. Writing must be in complete sentences with correct punctuation and capitalization, include proper comma usage, and have indented paragraphs. Assignments also cannot be wrinkled or damaged and must meet presentation standards.

1. Writing Non-Negotiables
Haralson County Middle School
I will not accept any writing that does not meet these criteria.
 Capitalize the personal pronoun “I”
 Write in complete sentences (Subject + Predicate)
 Use appropriate end punctuation
 Correct comma usage
 Capitalize the first letter in every sentence and all proper nouns
 No random capitals within words
 No “text talk”
 Indent paragraphs
PRESENTATION: neat, legible, unwrinkled, no graffiti, no torn edges