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Formatting the Oklahoma 4-H Record Book. General Formatting Guidelines. Margins Top – 1 inch Bottom – ½ inch Left Side – 1 ¼ inch Right Side – ½ inch *Larger margins OK - Smaller DQ*. General Formatting Guidelines. Recommended Fonts Times New Roman 12 Arial 12 Courier 12
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General Formatting Guidelines Margins • Top – 1 inch • Bottom – ½ inch • Left Side – 1 ¼ inch • Right Side – ½ inch *Larger margins OK - Smaller DQ*
General Formatting Guidelines Recommended Fonts • Times New Roman 12 • Arial 12 • Courier 12 • Smaller fonts will be disqualified Discouraged Fonts • Any narrow, condensed, script,or novelty fonts
General Formatting Guidelines Disqualifications • Previous winner in the current level – members may be named the State Winner in only one Level I project, Level II project or Level III scholarship during his/her 4-H career • Member is not 14 by January 1 of current year • Member has graduated from high school and is older than 18 by January 1 of current year • ANYTHING extra – check guidelines • Too many pages • Too much space • Reduced fonts • Smaller margins • Reduced spacing • Excess photos (more than 3 pages)
Formatting Tips • No “preferred” way • Use tables or graphs to illustrate repetitive activities or show time spent on project work • Use short statements to report one-time or short-term activities (include number of times or number of participants as appropriate) • Use impact statements or summaries to emphasize special projects • Use lists to show that public speaking or judging activities were project-related • Selectively use bold type and/or color
List entries by year to show growth 2010 • Provided display on dog obedience commands at county fair. • Led “Dog Breed” game at local 4-H meeting. • Presented demonstration on “Homemade Dog Biscuits.” 2011 • Manned working display on “Dog Breeds” at county Mini-Roundup. • Gave power point presentation on “Dog Care” at county contest. • Served as ring steward at district 4-H Dog Show. 2012 • Taught the “Sit” and “Sit Stay” commands at county 4-H Dog Obedience Classes. • Represented Southwest District on State Teen LeadersCompanion Animal Council. • Co-led workshop at District Volunteer’s Conference on“The 4-H Dog Project.”
More Considerations: • Include level and numbers reached. • Have a column for level – Local (L), County (C), District (D), State (S), National (N). • Include a column with numbers reached. • Place an asterisk next to leadership and citizenship that relate to the project being reported: • 2012 *Presented “Food Safety Guidelines” at 4-H Food Showdown Training.
More Considerations: • Vary use of verbs, prepositions, etc. Taught Led Instructed Trained Educated Explained Showed Demonstrated Tutored Coached Drilled Directed • Use your Thesaurus!