1. Mrs. Heinze & Ms. Turner-Dixon
MLA Format guide
Mrs. Heinze & Ms. Turner-Dixon

2. MLA Format • no cover page • 1” (one inch) margin on around
• double space the document
• insert a “header” with your last name and page # one half inch from top of page (default)
• font: Times New Roman; font size 12

3. Inserting a HEADER • Insert • Header • Blank
• Type your name and a blank space
• Page Number (3rd from the left)
• Current Position
• Highlight your name; Home; Right JUSTIFY

4. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and In-Text Citations
MLA Format
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and In-Text Citations

5. In-text citation
Any time you use information from a source, you need to identify that source at the end of the sentence in parentheses ( ). In-text citation is sometimes called parenthetical documentation/citation.
You will also need to list the source information on the Works Cited page – the last page of your research paper.

6. Direct Quote • Text that is copied word for word from a source
• Quotation marks are used to show the reader words belong to someone else
• Period goes AFTER the citation
Sustainable weight loss is only possible through “continued dieting, regular exercising and vigilant monitoring of body weight” (Spools 289).
According to Spools, sustainable weight loss is only possible through “continued dieting, regular exercising and vigilant monitoring of body weight” (289).

7. Paraphrasing
• Text from as source that you have read and put in your own words - do not look at the original when you’re re-wording it
• Does not need quotation marks, but does need a citation
Some researchers say that long-term weight loss is only possible through constant dieting, exercising regularly and checking one’s weight (Spools 289).

8. Bibliography

9. Works Cited

10. Works Cited • Easy Bib • Cut and Paste from Source • MS Word:
Reference; Insert; Citation

11. Works Cited