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Using MLA Format. Some Guidelines from Purdue Owl Website. General Guidelines. Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Page 1: Using MLA Format

Some Guidelines from Purdue Owl Website

Page 2: Using MLA Format

Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper.

Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman or Arial). Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are recognizable one from another.

The font size should be 12 pt.

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Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).

Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.

Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times.

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Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor may ask that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow your instructor's guidelines.)

Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis.

(for Response to Literature and Persuasive Essays…)

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•Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested.

•In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.

•Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks; write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital letters.

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Babe Ruth (your name) Ruth 1

Mrs. Burton (teacher’s name)

Period # English (class title)

1 December 2011 (date– notice the order of date parts )

A Loaf of Hope (not underlined)

(Indent )The cold winter months in Ohio were tough for those

trudging through the Great Depression. My grandmother and her

family often found themselves huddled around the fire in the den,

sharing stories about the day at school, or, hopefully, work.

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Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text:

A Reaction to “Tom Tells the Truth” in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Double space between the title and the first line of the text.

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Babe Ruth (your name) Ruth 1

Mrs. Burton (teacher’s name)

Period # English (class title)

1 December 2011 (date– notice the order of date parts )

A Loaf of Hope (not underlined)

(Indent )The cold winter months in Ohio were tough for those

trudging through the Great Depression. My grandmother and her

family often found themselves huddled around the fire in the den,

sharing stories about the day at school, or, hopefully, work.

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Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor or other readers may ask that you omit last name/page number header on your first page. Always follow instructor guidelines.)

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Babe Ruth (your name) Ruth 1

Mrs. Burton (teacher’s name)

Period # English (class title)

12 September 2012 (date – notice the order of date parts)

A Loaf of Hope (not underlined)

(Indent )The cold winter months in Ohio were tough for those

trudging through the Great Depression. My grandmother and her

family often found themselves huddled around the fire in the den,

sharing stories about the day at school, or, hopefully, work.

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Use the same header, or at least put your last name and the next number - Ruth 2 – in the top right corner of the second page, and so on.

You do not have to put the left side name heading on the second and other pages.

Be sure to double space after the right corner name# header before going on to paragraphs.

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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (from the Purdue Owl website – MANY MLA and writing resources here!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Y31UrG2q4&list=PL4917D9E21FA6EDFF&index=1&feature=plpp_video (A YouTube Vidcast – It walks you through the steps that are in this power point.)