OR HOW TO MAKE MR. SMIES THINK YOU ARE ON TOP OF THINGS EVEN BEFORE HE STARTS READING IT HOW TO FORMAT YOUR PAPER

1” ON EITHER SIDE AND TOP AND BOTTOM GET YOUR MARGINS RIGHT

DATE SHOULD BE THE DUE DATE, NOT CURRENT DATE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER HAS ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

HOW TO PROPERLY FORMAT AN MLA STYLE HEADER THERE IS NO TITLE PAGE!!!!!!

DOUBLE CLICK IN THE TOP 1” OF THE PAPER Somewhere up here

CLICK ON “PAGE NUMBER”

CHOOSE “TOP OF PAGE” THEN “PLAIN NUMBER 3”

WITHOUT MOVING YOUR CURSOR, TYPE YOUR LAST NAME

IN THE HEADER, HIGHLIGHT YOUR NAME & PAGE NUMBER

CLICK ON “HOME” AND CHANGE THE FONT STYLE AND SIZE

NOT BOLD, NOT ALL CAPITAL LETTERS TITLE SHOULD BE ENGAGING AND APPROPRIATE

HEADING, TITLE, BODY, QUOTES EVERYTHING IS DOUBLE SPACED

BEGIN WITH ENGAGING SENTENCE, END WITH THESIS AND EVIDENCE THE REST OF THE PAPER WILL DEFEND THE THESIS INTRO SHOULD BE 3-5 SENTENCES

BEGIN WITH ENGAGING SENTENCE, END WITH THESIS AND EVIDENCE THE REST OF THE PAPER WILL DEFEND THE THESIS INTRO SHOULD BE 3-5 SENTENCES

BEGIN WITH ENGAGING SENTENCE, END WITH THESIS AND EVIDENCE THE REST OF THE PAPER WILL DEFEND THE THESIS INTRO SHOULD BE 3-5 SENTENCES

EACH SECTION FOCUSES ON 1 OF THE 3 MAIN POINTS WRITE THE BODY OF THE PAPER

SIMILAR TO INTRO: RESTATE THESIS, REVIEW MAIN POINTS WRITE A CONCLUSION THESIS

SO YOU’VE GOT A GOOD PAPER. NOW GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE!

CITE YOUR SOURCES What does not need to be cited: Your own original thoughts Common knowledge Germans fought against the Allies A u-boat is a submarine The sky is blue What does need to be cited: Direct quotes Anything you wrote that is not common knowledge 34 u-boats were sunk by pointy helmets Bismarck shot 15 elephants in one afternoon

MLA OR APA? APA emphasizes the date of the publication, MLA does not. Therefore: Disciplines that want the latest and greatest ideas prefer APA citation (math, chemistry, biology, psychology, economics, physics, etc.) Disciplines that want timeless ideas prefer MLA (history, literature, theology, philosophy, etc.)

DID YOU KNOW……. Microsoft Word makes citing your sources easy!!!!!!

CLICK ON THE “ REFERENCES” TAB

CLICK ON THE “MANAGE SOURCES” TAB CHOOSE MLA STYLE 2

CLICK ON “NEW” IN THE MIDDLE

NOTICE HOW THE BLANKS CHANGE WITH DIFFERENT SOURCES! CHOOSE THE TYPE OF SOURCE THAT IS THE BEST FIT

IF YOUR SOURCE DOES NOT FIT WELL, TRY ANOTHER TYPE OF SOURCE FILL IN THE BLANKS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE

PREVIEW WHAT YOUR CITATION WILL LOOK LIKE

USUALLY AT THE END OF THE SENTENCE PUT YOUR CURSOR WHERE THE CITATION WILL GO

CLICK “INSERT CITATION”

YOU SHOULD SEE THE SOURCE YOU JUST ADDED. CLICK ON THE SOURCE AND WAIT FOR THE MAGIC

ALMOST FINISHED! NOW TO ADD THE WORKS CITED AT THE END….

SCROLL TO THE END OF YOUR PAPER

CLICK “BIBLIOGRAPHY”

CHOOSE “WORKS CITED”

CHECK TO SEE THAT IT SHOWED UP!

CONGRATULATIONS! You should have an impressively formatted paper that is just as impressive as the ideas in the paper! If there are further questions, ask someone who you think might know. If you waited until 1 am, use the question mark in the upper right corner and ask your question to the computer.