Page and Word Target Sheet
Convert once at the start, write to the word figure, and track in words rather than pages.
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The assignment
- Module
- Title
- Pages required
- Spacing specified
- Font and size specified
- Margins specified
- WORDS NEEDED
- Deadline
Track in words, not pages
| Date | Words written | Running total | Words left | Hours spent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The conventions
- Double-spaced page
- about 250 words
- Single-spaced page
- about 500 words
- The assumed default
- 12pt serif, 1-inch margins
- 5 pages double-spaced
- about 1,250 words
- 10 pages double-spaced
- about 2,500 words
- ⚠ These are CONVENTIONS
- not measurements
- ⚠ Usually excluded
- title page, references, appendices
- ⚠ A page of figures
- is not 250 words
Before you start writing
- Spacing confirmed from the brief, not assumed
- Font, size and margins checked if specified
- Whether references count confirmed
- Whether figures and tables count confirmed
- Converted to a WORD target and written down
- Word target split across sections before drafting
- Progress tracked in words, not pages
- Anything ambiguous asked about early
Write to words, submit to pages
A word count means the same thing on every machine. A page count changes with a margin. Convert once, work in words, and format at the end.