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English II Honors MLA FORMAT
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“MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.” English literature History Other formats: -APA – social sciences, psychology, education, etc. -Chicago Style – book authors, commercial writers WHO USES MLA?
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8 ½” x 11” paper Margins – 1” on each side No cover page Font – Times New Roman 12pt Double-spaced ½” indentation for new paragraphs PAGE FORMAT
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Page numbering Name, teacher/professor, class name, due date Title HEADING
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“Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be.” J.K. Rowling, Der Spiegel, 2012. Try to sound natural while including all information Which of the following sentences are incorrect? J.K. Rowling says in her interview with German magazine Der Spiegel, “Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be,” (2012). J.K. Rowling: “Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be.” “Secretly we're all a little more absurd than we make ourselves out to be,” said author J.K. Rowling in her 2012 interview with German magazine Der Spiegel. SHORT QUOTATIONS
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When using a quote that surpasses four lines, you must use block quotes. “Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Author J.K. Rowling said: Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me, (Harvard commencement speech, 2008). LONG QUOTATIONS
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Separate page “Works Cited” center justified, regular font List sources alphabetically by author last name Refer to Purdue Owl to see what kind of citation formatting is most appropriate. WORKS CITED
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Purdue Owl https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ Easy bib http://www.easybib.com/http://www.easybib.com/ USEFUL SOURCES
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