1. MLA Formatting and Style Format your writing according to the Modern Language Association In accordance with The Online Writing Lab: Purdue University http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01

2. GENERAL FORMAT What is MLA Format? – MLA style specifies guidelines for formatting manuscripts and using the English language in writing, which provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through parenthetical citation in their essays and Works Cited pages.

3. GENERAL FORMAT Why use MLA Format? – Build writer’s credibility by demonstrating accountability to their source material. – Protect writers from accusations of plagiarism. – Plagiarism—purposeful or accidental unaccredited use of source material by other writers.

4. PAPER FORMAT General Guidelines – Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, whit 8.5 x 11-inch paper. – Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman). Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are recognizable one from another. The font size should be 12 pt. – ****Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).***

5. PAPER FORMAT General Guidelines Cont. – Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides. – Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times. – Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one- half inch from the top and flush with the right margin.

6. PAPER FORMAT General Guidelines Cont. – Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis. – If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page. Entitle the section Notes (centered, unformatted).  Visual Example provided on next slide.

7. MLA PAPER EXAMPLE Click picture to display example as Microsoft Word document.

8. Formatting the 1 st Page of Your Paper: TITLE HEADER DO NOT make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested by your instructor. In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor’s name, the course, and the date. **All text is double-spaced throughout paper.

9. Formatting the 1 st Page of Your Paper: TITLE Enter the title on the next line. DO NOT underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks. Write title in standard capitalization—not in all capital letters. Only use quotation marks and italics in the title when referring to other literary works within your title. Ex: Human Weariness in “After Apple Picking”

10. Formatting the 1 st Page of Your Paper: HEADER Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with numerals (1, 2, 3, etc), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. – Click here for example of 1 st page formatting—notice highlighted areas.here

11. Formatting Quotations in Text Short Quotations – Defined as fewer than four typed lines of prose or three lines of verse – Enclose quotation within double quotation marks. – Provide the author and specific page citation in the text (include line numbers when quoting verse) – Punctuation marks--periods, commas, semicolons-- should appear after the parenthetical citation. – Question marks and exclamation points inside quotation marks if part quoted passage but after the parenthetical citation if not included in actual quote.

12. Formatting Quotations in Text Long Quotations – Defined as four or more lines of verse or prose – Place quotations in free-standing block of text omitting quotations marks – Start quotation on new line, with entire quote indented one inch from left margin – Parenthetical citation comes after closing punctuation mark. – When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks. Click  *yellow highlight=short quotations *green highlight = long quotations

13. MLA WORKS CITED PAGE Basic Format – All entries in the Works Cited page must correspond to the works cited in your main text. – Begin you Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper.-create by pressing CTRL-Enter – Label the page Works Cited and center. – Maintain double spacing throughout. – Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations creating a hanging indention. Click icon for example. *Note that it will be the last page and highlighted.

14. WORKS CITED ENTRIES Construction of the Works Cited page is structured to provide the appropriate information for the reader as to where the writer obtained their information. The following link will connect directly to set instructions and correct order of information dependent upon the type of source being used. – http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/ *pay notice to the links on left side of web page for individual source type instruction.