MLA Format Learning how to use MLA format for writing assignments

What is MLA Format?  “MLA” stands for: Modern Language Association  It is one of the most common structures for organizing a paper in academic writing  You will be using MLA format for all formal writing assignments  Take a look at our class heading!  Practicing MLA format in this class will set you up for success in future Language Arts classes  “MLA” stands for: Modern Language Association  It is one of the most common structures for organizing a paper in academic writing  You will be using MLA format for all formal writing assignments  Take a look at our class heading!  Practicing MLA format in this class will set you up for success in future Language Arts classes

What does MLA formatting entail?  Font: Times New Roman size 12  Heading:  Your Name  Teacher Name  Class Name  Date Due  Date:  The date on the paper should always be the date the paper is due  Day Month Year without any punctuation  9 September 2015  Font: Times New Roman size 12  Heading:  Your Name  Teacher Name  Class Name  Date Due  Date:  The date on the paper should always be the date the paper is due  Day Month Year without any punctuation  9 September 2015

What does MLA formatting entail?  Title:  Simply center the title  The title does not need to be bolded, italicized, or underlined  Page Number:  The page number must be on the upper right hand corner of every page  It should include your last name followed by the page number  Remember to make it Times New Roman 12 point font  Margins:  The paper should have 1 inch margins all around (Top, Bottom, Left and Right)  Title:  Simply center the title  The title does not need to be bolded, italicized, or underlined  Page Number:  The page number must be on the upper right hand corner of every page  It should include your last name followed by the page number  Remember to make it Times New Roman 12 point font  Margins:  The paper should have 1 inch margins all around (Top, Bottom, Left and Right)

What does MLA formatting entail?  In-Text Citations:  You must always assign credit where it’s due.  Always put the period after the in-text/parenthetical citation:  Girls mature quicker than their boy counterparts (Smith 43).  If the source you are using does not include the name of the author, use an abbreviated form of the title of the work.  In-Text Citations:  You must always assign credit where it’s due.  Always put the period after the in-text/parenthetical citation:  Girls mature quicker than their boy counterparts (Smith 43).  If the source you are using does not include the name of the author, use an abbreviated form of the title of the work.

What does MLA formatting entail?  Quotations:  When including quotations, it is imperative that you cite where the source is from  (Author Last name Page #) (Murray 45)  Adding/Removing from a Quote:  If you need to add, edit, or remove text within a quotation, use brackets [ ] around the information you add and ellipses enclosed in brackets […] for information you omit  Block Quotation:  You use a block quotation when the text you are quoting in your paper is more than four lines of prose or three lines of verse.  Place quotations in a free-standing block of text and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented one inch from the left margin; maintain double- spacing. Only indent the first line of the quotation by an additional quarter inch if you are citing multiple paragraphs. Your parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark. When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks.  Quotations:  When including quotations, it is imperative that you cite where the source is from  (Author Last name Page #) (Murray 45)  Adding/Removing from a Quote:  If you need to add, edit, or remove text within a quotation, use brackets [ ] around the information you add and ellipses enclosed in brackets […] for information you omit  Block Quotation:  You use a block quotation when the text you are quoting in your paper is more than four lines of prose or three lines of verse.  Place quotations in a free-standing block of text and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented one inch from the left margin; maintain double- spacing. Only indent the first line of the quotation by an additional quarter inch if you are citing multiple paragraphs. Your parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark. When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks.

Is that it? Nope! Don’t forget the Works Cited!  Works Cited = List of sources  Labeled “Works Cited”  Simply center  It does not need to be bolded, italicized, or underlined  Sources:  Alphabetical Order  Different kinds of sources are formatted differently on the Works Cited page  The Works Cited is never counted as a page for requirement  Example: If you are assigned a two-page paper, you would submit three total pages: a two- page paper and the Works Cited Nope! Don’t forget the Works Cited!  Works Cited = List of sources  Labeled “Works Cited”  Simply center  It does not need to be bolded, italicized, or underlined  Sources:  Alphabetical Order  Different kinds of sources are formatted differently on the Works Cited page  The Works Cited is never counted as a page for requirement  Example: If you are assigned a two-page paper, you would submit three total pages: a two- page paper and the Works Cited

Resources!  You are ALWAYS welcome to ask me questions after-school or online  Room 305   Edmodo  You can ALWAYS visit Purdue Owl for any MLA formatting questions:   You are ALWAYS welcome to ask me questions after-school or online  Room 305   Edmodo  You can ALWAYS visit Purdue Owl for any MLA formatting questions: 