MLA 7th Edition Formatting and Style Guide

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MLA 7th Edition Formatting and Style Guide Welcome to “MLA Formatting and Style Guide“. This Power Point Presentation is designed to introduce your students to the basics of MLA Formatting and Style. You might want to supplement the presentation with more detailed information available on the OWL’s “MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide“ at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ Designer: Ethan Sproat Based on slide designs from the OWL “APA Formatting and Style Guide “powerpoint by Jennifer Liethen Kunka and Elena Lawrick. Contributors: Tony Russell, Alllen Brizee, Jennifer Liethen Kunka, Joe Barbato, Dave Neyhart, Erin E. Karper, Karl Stolley, Kristen Seas, Tony Russell, and Elizabeth Angeli.

What does MLA regulate? MLA regulates: Document Format In-text citations Works Cited (a list of all sources used in the paper) This slide presents three basic areas regulated by MLA students need to be aware of—document format, in-text citations, and Works Cited. The following slides provide detailed explanations regarding each area.

Your Instructor Knows Best #1 Rule for any formatting style: Always Follow your instructor’s guidelines Many instructors who require their students to use MLA formatting and citation style have small exceptions to different MLA rules. Every bit of instruction and direction given in this presentation comes with this recommendation: ALWAYS follow the specific instructions given by your instructor. 3

Format: General Guidelines Type on white 8.5“ x 11“ paper Double-space everything Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font Leave only one space after punctuation Set all margins to 1 inch on all sides Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch ・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). 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 ・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.

Format: General Guidelines (continued) Header with page numbers in the upper right corner Use italics for titles ・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 ・If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page. Entitle the section Notes (centered, unformatted). 5

Formatting the 1st Page No title page Double space everything In the upper left corner of the 1st page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and date Center the paper title (use standard caps but no underlining, italics, quote, or bold) Create a header in the upper right corner at half inch from the top and one inch from the right of the page (include your last name and page number) ・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. ・Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play; Human Weariness in “After Apple Picking“ ・Double space between the title and the first line of the text. ・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.) 6

Sample 1st Page ・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. ・Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play; Human Weariness in “After Apple Picking“ ・Double space between the title and the first line of the text. ・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.) 7

When adding your last name and page number, go to “Insert” and then to “Page Number.” Type in your last name and hit the space bar. This allows the page number to change per page but keeps your last name there.