1. MLA Center for Writing and Languages

2. Name Professor Class Date Title Page number Last name 1 in. margin 1 in. margin 1 in. margin 1 in. margin ½ in. margin Everything Double Spaced

3. Summary Direct Quote Block Quote Citation Citation without author Author’s name

4. Block quotations Quotations that are more than four lines in your paper (not in the original text) i.Indent entire quote 1in. (one tab more than the normal text) ii.Do not use quotation marks iii.Double space like rest of paper iv.Insert the period before parenthetical citation

5. Works Cited C.Works Cited (Example to follow) 1.Title: Works Cited (not Bibliography or References) a.Top of new page b.Center aligned 2.Sources a.Alphabetical order by first word b.Hanging indent

6. Title Last Name Page Number Everything Double Spaced

7. Title Last Name Page Number Everything Double Spaced

11. Other Citations Articles in Periodicals Author. “Title.” Journal volume: issue* (year): pages. Print. Horowitz, Evan. “George Eliot: The Conservative.” Victorian Studies 69 (2006): 7-32. Print. * Only include the issue number if the pagination starts over in each separate issue. Leave it out if pagination continues through a whole volume of a periodical.

12. Other Citations Web sources (184-187) An entire website: Author or Editor (if given). Title of the site. Name of corporate provider (N.p. if none given), date of electronic publication. Web. Date of access. Author or Editor (if given). Title of the site. Name of corporate provider (N.p. if none given), date of electronic publication. Web. Date of access. Liberty University. N.p., 2007. Web. 2 May 2007.

13. Other Citations An article in a database: Author. “Title.” Journal volume.issue (year): pages/paragraphs. Subscription service. Web. Date of access. Schmoe, Joe. “Online Article.” Online Writing 3.2 (2004): 56 pars. JSTOR. Web. 2 May 2007.

14. Abbreviations 3.Abbreviations within sources a.Geographic locations are abbreviated i.Ohio - OH ii.Ontario - ON iii.Turkey - Turk. b.Common Publishers' names i.American Library Association – ALA ii.W.W. Norton & Sons, Publishers – Norton iii.University Press – UP (U of Illinois P, Notre Dame UP) *For a further listing of abbreviations (both in the text and works cited) see the MLA handbook.

15. Works Cited MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7 th ed. New York: MLA, 2009. Print.