Organization and Presentation 1. Consider the use of subheadings to help organize your paper. Be careful not to overdo it in this regard however. At times such introductions are appropriate, but exercise judgment in deciding when to use them and how to phrase them. Generally avoid use of the second person .
Third person is preferable.
First person should be used sparingly. Avoid slang . Watch your spelling . In the age of word processing and spell-checkers, there is no excuse for a paper full of spelling errors. Paper and Page Length 1.