Let a friend read the paper and make comments. Check the writing for clarity, grammar, and spelling. And finally, prepare a cover page, which should bear your name, class, title of the paper, and word count. Documentation is the way in which you tell your reader where the material in your paper comes from. Documentation usually takes the form of footnotes or end notes, but can include illustrations, diagrams, photographs, or any special material that you place in your paper to support your theme, or thesis.
Footnotes are forms of documentation that appear at the foot of the page.
Endnotes appear at the end of the paper. My preference is to have documentation presented as endnotes . However, if you use footnotes, then you must be consistent throughout the paper. Whichever style you use, you must number your notes consecutively. Clearly, you will use one only in your paper.