1. MLA Reports
Word Applications 1

2. MLA ReportIntroduction
1st Sentence – Attention Grabber
Next 3-4 Sentences – Set the Scene
Last Sentence – Thesis Statement

3. MLA ReportBody Each paragraph will have the same format.
1st Sentence – Topic Sentence
2nd Sentence – Linking Sentence
3rd Sentence – Your Point
4th Sentence – Quotation
5th Sentence – Response to Quote
6th Sentence – Closing
Body should consist of at least 3 paragraphs.

4. MLA ReportConclusion
1st Sentence – Restate the Thesis Statement
Next 3-4 Sentences – Close the Scene
Last Sentence – Memorable Statement

5. MLA Report Format Last Name & Page Number in top right corner Name
Teacher
Class
Date
Double Spaced
Title – Not Bold
Body – Double Spaced

6. MLA Quotes
A short quotation of no more than 4 lines, with author mentioned in your writing:
Example:
Lucille French, writing in the magazine The Village Voice, wrote, “There is no one quite like Joseph Campbell. He knows the vast sweep of man’s panoramic past as few have ever known it” (24).

7. MLA Quotes
A short quotation of no more than 4 lines, with author not mentioned in your writing:
Example:
As one critic noted in the magazine The Village Voice, “There is no one quite like Joseph Campbell. He knows the vast sweep of man’s panoramic past as few have ever known it” (French 24).

8. MLA Quotes
A long quotation of more than 4 full lines, with author mentioned in your writing:
Peter Opie, author of The Classic Fairy Tales, recognized the important contribution made by the Grimm Brothers.
He wrote:
The Grimms were visionaries: the first substantial collectors to like folk tales for their own sake; the first to write the tales down in the way ordinary people told them. . . ; and the first to include the identity of the people who told the tale. The Grimms revived popular interest in the oral tradition at the same time that they instituted critical interest, beginning an interest in a previously unexamined literary past(39).
Notice how longer quotations are indented from the left margin of the page—tab twice

9. MLA Quotes
A long quote of more than 4 full lines, with author not mentioned in your writing:
The author of The Classic Fairy Tales recognized the important contribution made by the Grimm Brothers. He wrote:
The Grimms were visionaries: the first substantial collectors to like folk tales for their own sake; the first to write the tales down in the way ordinary people told them. . . ; and the first to include the identity of the people who told the tale. The Grimms revived popular interest in the oral tradition at the same time that they instituted critical interest, beginning an interest in a previously unexamined literary past (Opie 39).

10. MLA Margins & Spacing Margins: Line Spacing
Top, Bottom, and both sides margins should be set to 1”
Page number in the header should have a ½” margin
Line Spacing
Set line spacing to double

11. RECIPE ALERT! Margins: Page Numbers:
Having Page Numbers start on second page
Tab
Group
Option
Selection
Page Layout
Page Setup
Margins
Normal
Tab
Group
Option
Selection
Insert
Header & Footer
Page Numbers
Top of Page Plain Number 3
Tab
Group
Selection
Header & Footer Tools Design
Options
Check Different First Page

12. Your Task
Practice formatting a report by creating a new MS Word document and typing the Brewer Report.
Make sure that you:
Set the right margins
Create the correct heading
Insert page numbers in the right format
Spell check your document!
Save your document as “Brewer Report”