Slide 2 MLA S TYLE P ART I Basic Formatting Works Cited Page
Formatting Slide 3 S AMPLE MLA P APER Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 P
APER F ORMATTING B ASICS One inch margins all around (except for
page numbers, which should be inch below the top). Font: Times New
Roman, 12 pt. recommended No title page needed Page 1 headings:
Your name Your instructors name The course number The date in
day/month/year format Centered title 1 double space below the
headings Name and page number in the upper right hand corner
(half-inch margin) on all pages Last page=Works Cited page Slide 7
P APER F ORMATTING MS W ORD I SSUES MS Word uses 1.25 as the
default left and right margins. You need to reset these margins to
1 inch under the Page Layout>Margins tab. MS Word uses 11 pt.
Calibri font as the default font. You need to reset this font/size
choice to 12 pt. Times New Roman on the Home tab. MS Word puts
extra space between paragraphs in the default setting. You need to
reset this spacing to zero (0) extra points of spacing under the
Paragraph>Spacing tab. Slide 8 P APER F ORMATTING S PECIAL I
SSUES Place tables and illustrations as close as possible to the
parts of the text to which they relate (118). Label Tables as Table
1, Table 2, etc. Label all other visuals as Figures: Fig. 1, Fig.
2, etc. Use good quality white paper of 8.5 by 11. Avoid folders or
binders. Use a binder clip, paper clip, or a staple. (Many
professors prefer staples.) Print on only one side of the paper
unless your teacher specifically tells you otherwise. Slide 9 W
ORKS C ITED P AGE F ORMATTING B ASICS Center the title Works Cited
(with no quotation marks) one inch below the top of a new page.
Include your last name and the page number on this page. List the
works in alphabetical order by author. If the author is not
available, alphabetize by title. Each entry is double spaced, with
no extra space between entries Use the same 12 pt. Times New Roman
font as in the rest of the paper. Use a hanging indentation of inch
in each entry. Do not number the entries. Slide 10 W ORKS C ITED P
AGE S PECIAL I SSUES If you have two or more works by the same
author or authors, begin the 2 nd and subsequent entries with ---.
Alphabetize these multiple entries by the title: Twain, Mark.
Huckleberry Finn ---. Tom Sawyer Slide 11 W ORKS C ITED P AGE I
NDIVIDUAL E NTRIES Broadly speaking, entries follow this order: 1.
Authors name 2. Title 3. Publication information (date, volume,
city of publication, etc.) 4. Mode of access (print or web) Each
form is slightly different. There are forms for books, journal and
magazine articles, newspaper articles, web sites, video recordings,
and other types of entries. Look up the right format for each
source. Do not trust an automated online citation service or
citation-generating software to format your entries correctly. The
responsibility is yours. Slide 12 Q UESTIONS ? Writing Center
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