1. MLA Formatting

2. Mechanics Double Space, 12 point font, Times New Roman
Page Numbers in the upper right hand corner..your last name and the page number (Example: Byers 1)

3. Headings Upper Left Hand Corner First and Last Name Professor’s Name
Course Numer (ENC 1101)
Date

4. Example of First Page of a Scientific Report
Title should be centered one double-spaced line below the header
All major words in the title should be capitalized
No quotation marks or italics go around the title

5. In-Text Citations
Tells the reader where further info can be found in the bibliography
“It’s Columbus Day. Where is my three day weekend?” (Byers 01)
Emily Byers, an advocate for October holidays, wrote in her memo: “It’s Columbus Day” (01).
See pages of The Everyday Writer for more examples.

6. Special Cases: No author  Use full or partial title and page number
i.e. (“BBQ Warrior” 12)
Online article with no page numbers 
Use the author’s last name only, or first word (s) of title if there is no named author, to identify it.
i.e. An ESPN analyst remarked “the Dolphins aren’t winning” (Berman).

7. Graphs Make sure to put a title somewhere on your graph
Correlation Between Apple Production and Prices per Bushel
Make sure to put a title somewhere on your graph
Label X and Y axes: What do the numbers mean?
Make sure the paragraphs immediately before and after the graph talk about its significance

8. Works Cited Page
Byers, Emily. “Why Students Need a Three Day Break Before Midterms.” Miami Herald. Miami Herald, 25 Sept Web. 7 October 2011.
(EW p. 452)
Collado-Isasi, Javier. “Emily: Perfection in the Modern World.” Journal of Impoverished Graduate Students 2 (2011): n. pag.
Web. 10 Oct (EW page 449)
Quinones, Kristen. Personal Interview. 04 March 2012.
Weather.com Weather Channel Interactive, Web. 13 Mar (EW p.453)

9. How to cite personal interviews:
Last name, First Name. Method of interviewing (either personal interview, interview, or phone interview). Date.
Byers, Emily. Personal Interview. 01 March 2012.

10. Every source in the Works Cited must be mentioned in the paper and every source mentioned in the paper must be listed in the Works Cited!!!

11. YOUR TURN
Take out your secondary sources and create your Works Cited Page. Be prepared to put your answer on the board.

12. Oops! Persephone was forced to live six years
underground, which is the cause of winter.
“Myths of the Greek Gods” (1971).
The nightclub is the largest in South Florida,
serving 1200 patrons every night. ( / October )

13. Homework:
Print the questionnaire “Midterm Review” from Moodle and complete the answers. Turn in a paper copy in class on Wednesday.
Also, I will start accepting completed papers beginning in class on Wednesday.