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MLA style
1. MLA STYLE
This guide reflect the rules from MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.)
2. FORMATTING BASICS
The margins of your document should be set at 1
inch.
Double space your paper, including the Works
Cited page, and use a 12 point font such as Times
New Roman.
Indent the first line of all paragraphs one ½ inch
from your margin by clicking the TAB key.
3. FIRST PAGE
MLA does not require a cover page but if your
professor asks for one, follow his/her instructions.
If they do not ask for a cover page, then follow the
general rules:
The right-hand corner of the first page should
contain a header with your last name and the page
number. Be sure to number the first page
On the first page on the left corner, you give the
following information: your name, course,
instructor’s name and the date.
Center the title of your paper
5. FORMATTING IN-TEXT CITATIONS
In-text citations give credit to an author of a quotation or
paraphrase placed in your paper.
They usually consist of the author’s last name and the
page number in parentheses and are placed after the
quote or paraphrase.
Example:
“MLA is a fabulous style”(Jones 37).
OR: If you use the author’s name in your sentence, then it
is simply:
According to Jones, “MLA is a fabulous style”(37).
o If the author’s name is not known, the title or part of the
title is used.
Example:
Lady Macbeth is portrayed as a heroine (“Shakespeare’s Women”
24).
6. FORMATTING BLOCK QUOTES
Block quotes are direct quotes that consist of four
lines or more of text
Should be indented 10 spaces from the margin
Do not use quotation marks! Should be introduced
by a sentence informing the reader about the
quotation.
In-text citation should be placed after the block
quotation.
8. WORKS CITED PAGE
Last page of your paper, and contains a list of all of
the sources or research used in the paper.
Needs to alphabetized
First determine what type of source you are using.
Find a model entry for your particular type of source
and see what information is required in the works
cited entry.
Place the information from your source in the
appropriate format according to the model entry.
9. WORKS CITED PAGE
Double space all lines of a works cited entry
You must specify all entries as either “Print” or
“Web”
If no publisher is listed, use n.p. to denote no
publisher name given
If an article doesn’t have page numbers, use
n. pag. for no pagination.
If a site omits a date of publication, write n.d. for no
date.
10. CITATION EXAMPLES-BOOKS
Book with 1 author:
Last Name, First Name of Author. Title of Book in
Italics. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Medium of publication.
Example:
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New
York: Penguin, 1987. Print.
Book with 2 authors:
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and
Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn,
2000. Print.