1. Word Project 2

2. Introduction  MLA – Modern Language Association of America

3. MLA Documentation Style Paper Set-Up  Margins 1” all around  Line Spacing Double  Header Last name and Page #  Font Calibri, 11pt Font  Block Heading Your Name Teacher Name Class Name Date  Title Centered on page underneath block heading

4. MLA Documentation Style Title Header and Page # Block Heading

5. Header and Footer  Header Is the text you want printed at the top of each page in a document  Footer Is the text you want printed at the bottom of every page  Automatic Page Number Is a button that allows you to automatically number each page consecutively without typing the number every time

6. Indenting Paragraphs  First Line Indent Marker – is the top triangle at the 0” mark on the ruler  Left Indent Marker – allows you to change the entire left margin  Hanging Indent Marker – is the bottom triangle at the 0” marker on the ruler First Line Hanging Indent Left Indent

7. Adjusting Line Spacing  Line Spacing Is the amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document  Double Spaced One blank line is inserted between each line of text  Quick Style Line Spacing Button

8. Parenthetical Citations  Parenthetical Citation - are used in text, instead of noting each source at the bottom of the page or at the end of the paper Enclosed in parentheses Punctuation (period/question mark/exclamation point) comes after the citation Also known as a “Note” Parenthetical Citation

9. Endnote vs. Footnote  Endnote  Explanatory note at the end of the document  Footnote  Explanatory note at the bottom of the page Footnote Format ○ Calibri, 11pt font, indented.5”, double spaced  Note Reference Mark  Superscript that references which footnote/endnote corresponds with the information at the bottom of the page  Superscripts  A character set, printed, or written above and immediately to one side of another Footnote Note Reference Mark (Superscript) Parenthetical Citation

10. Works Cited Page  Works Cited Page - Is a bibliographical list of works that are referenced directly in a research paper Title: Works Cited (centered) Always on a separate page than body of text Double Spaced Hanging Indent ○ All second line of entries are indented a half an inch from the left margin Alphabetical order ○ Ascending Sort Order

11. Works Cited Page Title (centered) Double Spaced Hanging Indent Alphabetical Order

12. Soft or Hard Page Breaks  Automatic or Soft Page Breaks When Word determines the text has filled one page according to paper size, margin settings, line spacing, and other settings  Manual or Hard Page Breaks Is one that you force into the document at a specific location ○ Ctrl+ENTER