MLA Essay Formatting EHS English Dept

First page with heading Date format: 24 August 2015 Heading NOT in header – only belongs on p. 1 Use 10-12 point font

Running header Double click in header space Choose Page Number - Top of Page – far right Type your name before the number (Keep running header on pg. 1)

All pages will carry running header

Margins and other details 12 point Times New Roman- check the header!! Everything double-spaced….including heading, title, text, and Works Cited Set paragraph settings Spacing, ZERO (0) before and after Line spacing, DOUBLE Click on “Set as Default”

Always do some self-editing! No contractions they’re wasn’t couldn’t They are was not could not No second person pronouns You your you’re yours Very few BE verbs am be is being are been was Re-write entire sentences were containing BE verbs to avoid using passive voice.

WORKS CITED A citation (needed for each quote, summary, or paraphrase of published material) has 2 parts: The Works Cited at the end of the paper and The Internal Citation in the body of the paper -

Works Cited (or Consulted) Easybib.com makes creating citations EASY! Works Cited centered at top of last page--no bold, quotation marks, or italics Running header 1” margins ALL double spaced Hanging indent = 1st line at margin, all others indented Alphabetical order

INTERNAL CITATIONS Add your own words to a quote. The quote must be part of one of your sentences! Use the FIRST word of the full citation in parenthesis at the end of the sentence. Period AFTER the parentheses! Best: Sandwich the quote in between your own words. Begin and end the sentence with your words, inserting the quote smoothly and grammatically into the middle. Ex: Civilians felt that they were “disregarded within the human race” during the occupation (Hill).

INTERNAL CITATIONS Here is another example: Carl Gauss was very likely a genius; this is obvious because he made “almost all of his fundamental mathematical discoveries between the ages of 14 and 17,” long before he was an adult (Constantine).

Summary / Paraphrase All summarized or paraphrased text must also be given proper credit. At the end of the sentence or paragraph containing the borrowed ideas, give citation.

Cover page (if required) ALL double spaced Center all text Same font size as the rest of the paper