1. MLA style Luo Yuqing BUPT-SH

2. Documents included A title page An outline page A list of works cited A list of endnotes if there is any

3. Typing format 8.5 by 11 inch (A4) typing paper An approximately one inch margin on all sides of each page Page number centered one line below the last on the bottom of the page

4. Typing format Double space: text, outline, notes, sources, blocked quotation First line of each paragraph: indented five spaces All lines in a blocked quotation: indented ten spaces

5. In –text citation Use quotation marks for short quotes Indicate author’s name and page number in the parentheses No comma between name and page number Ending punctuation before source reference for blocked quotation Use [brackets] to integrate personal explanation into quotation

6. Major differences in source list MLAAPA Year of publication At the endImmediately after author name, in parentheses capitalizati on First letter of every major word in a title First letter of the title Title of periodical article Quotation marks No quotation marks