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Arts and Entertainment **Style Guide**  So you’ve finished writing your article. But wait! Before you ship it off to your editor, take 5 minutes to proof-read it for errors in spelling, grammar and style. Here are some things to keep in mind:   **//General Format //**  In Word 97-03 document format ** Please DO NOT include graphics or clip art. Send any photos to the editor by email. **  Word Count: 400-500  <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Font: Times New Roman, aligned left <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> All titles in italics (books, movies), but leave proper nouns in regular font (bands, restaurants) <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> DO NOT indent  <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Single-spaced  <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Opinions are justified  <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">//**<span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Writing and formatting reviews **// <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Your review should contain a clear, personal, and well-supported opinion that acts as the main focus. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Reviews should be rated out of five stars (★) with one star being a “poor” rating and five stars being an “excellent” rating. Half stars are permitted. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Ratings should be displayed between your name and your article in size 10 font. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> E.g. ★★★★½ (out of 5) <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">//**<span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Structuring – for all reviews **// <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">__Introduction__: needs to capture readers’ attention. Briefly summarize what you are reviewing and state your justified opinion. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">__Body__: expand only on the important specifics; each point should be allocated a separate body paragraph. Points must relate back to opinion! <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">__Conclusion__: recapitulate arguments and present an obvious verdict. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">//**<span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Restaurant reviews **// <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> In between your name and your article, please include (with the same formatting): <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">//<span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> [Restaurant name in bold] // <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> //[rating]// (out of 5)  <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Address: //[address], [phone number here]//  <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Hours: //[summarize operating hours]//  <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Price: //[Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner]// for //[# of diners], [price including tax and tip]//  <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Your review content should include comments on:  <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Tip: More than one trip to the restaurant can help you sample more of what it has to offer and help you formulate a clearer opinion of it. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Another tip: choose two or three of the more interesting or well-prepared dishes to elaborate on. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">//**<span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Film, book, theatre and game reviews **// <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Summaries should be kept short: no more than a fifth of the entire review. Do NOT dwell too long on prequels or sequels (if any exist at the time of the article). <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Focus on the development of your own opinion. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Content may include critique on: <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Explain your likes and dislikes using supporting arguments. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Remember that students want to know whether or not the game/movie/book was good or not, and whether they should take time to buy/rent/watch/borrow it! Please have a clear opinion and not too much details on specs etc.
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Title: size 20, italicized
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Subtitle (if applicable): size 16, italicized
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Name: size 10, CAPITALIZED. Do not include "By".
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Body: size 12
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">the ambience (décor, cleanliness, music etc. and how they contribute to general atmosphere);
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">the service; and most importantly:
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">the food (appearance, aroma, taste)
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Scripting;
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Casting and direction;
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Acting or voice-acting;
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">SFX and graphics; and
 * <span style="color: #696969; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For games: you may also wish to discuss features, controls and overall game play.