1. MLA Format For English 10 from JLK
Research Papers
MLA Format
For English 10
from JLK

2. Syllabus
Week 1: Discuss claim selection & statement, note cards & outline;
Week 2: Use Electric Library, SIRS. Discuss Works Cited, documentation & plagiarism. Rough draft outline due;
Week 3: Rough draft outline returned. In-library and in-class work includes research, author cards and summary cards.
Week 4: Rough drafts for text and Works Cited due. Discuss Appendix & final paper. In-class/in-library work includes research and author and summary cards.
Week 5: Final paper due.

3. The Author Card
Book or Pamphlet— Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Holt, Magazine Article– Wills, Sally. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” Seventeen June 1999: Personal Website – Lloyd, Corey. Home page. “How Not to Catch a Baseball.” 22 April May 2000
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4. Internet / Web Entries Professional site:
“MLA on the Web.” Modern Language Association of America. 25 Nov Sept <
Reference Database:
“Women in American History.” SIRS Nov Sept <
sirs.edu>.

5. The Source Card Submit a source card for each item used.
AKA Author Card
Submit a source card for each item used.
Use minimum of 4 sources. One must be a hardback book;
Use reverse indentation;
Use commas, periods and colons properly;
Underline title;
Abbreviate months and publisher’s name.

6. The Note Card Must have at least 20 note cards;
Fill in note card’s top line/label last. It must match your final outline;
Choose all cards to be the same size;
No colored cards;
Put label and source on every card;
Record only one bit of information on each card.
Page Reference:
Use dash ( – ) to mean to – ;
Use comma ( , ) to mean and – 18, 21.

7. The Outline Space all so that it fits on one page;
Center title: Outline
Present claim
Include in a parallel style
Introduction;
Body;
Conclusion;
Appendix (Optional);
Works Cited;
All labels on note cards must match lines in Outline

8. Header Must be in this order Double space all Your Name: Justin Pilar
Class Name: English 10
Teacher name: Mrs. Logan-Kuebler
Date Due: 21 March 2002

9. The Rough Draft Introduction: 1-2 paragraphs.
State Claim in introduction;
Use an attention-getter (short story) if you want;
Indicate problem and give your opinion.
Body: 3-6 pages. This is primarily your opinion.
Only use research information to support your opinions.
Conclusion: 1-2 paragraphs.
No new documenting
Restate the problem and
Offer a solution as you see it.

10. Quoting Sources Quote only sentences that deal
directly with your subject;
Place “ ” around
beginning & end of passage.
Ellipsis:
Use this […] to show you’ve omitted unnecessary parts of the quotation.

11. Direct Quotation
a. Identify source at end of sentence but before final period.
b. List only the page number within the parentheses if you identify the author in the preceding sentence:
Example:
Schemmel points out that some people “dwell too long or too carefully on the more sordid details of their experiences” (109).

12. To Quote Someone Else When a book quotes a person
directly, write the person’s full
name, the words qtd. in, the
author’s last name, & the page number.
Example:
In his new novel, Meister writes of a conversation he and Mr. Kramper shared as they discussed playing the saxophone: “That’s when Kramper gave me a big smile. ‘I was awesome,’ he said” (Kramper qtd. in Meister 109).

13. Long Quotation More than 4 typed lines; Double-indent entire section;
No quotation marks;
Double space entire quotation;
Place period at end of quotation.
Document as ( Goeden 104)

14. Double Indent Long Quotations
Toni Morrison, in “The Site of Sadness,” explains how social context shaped slave narratives:
[…] no slave society in
the history of the world
wrote more –or more
thoughtfully – about its
own enslavement. This
dictated the purpose and
the style. (109)
4 or more lines of text
Double space the quotation
Indent 10 spaces(1 inch) from left
No quotation marks
Final period is before the reference. (Phipps)
Leave one space after the period and before the reference.

15. Paraphrase Paraphrase means “To write in your own words.”
Identify the author or source in the body of your sentence and place the page number in parentheses.
Example:
Award-winning novelist John Steinbeck explained that The Pearl was fashioned after a parable from the Holy Bible (Phipps 109).

16. Documentation
MLA
List only the works you have cited in your paper – minimum: 20.
Put page numbers on all, including Works Cited;
Last name on each page
Page number follows name;
Space between name & page but NO punctuation between name & page

17. Final Draft Submit all work in a folder with pockets;
Submit all pages in this order:
(Graded) Rough Draft Outline
(Graded) Rough Draft Paper
Final Draft Outline
Final Draft Paper
Copies of all Internet
information

18. Works Cited Double space all; Use reverse indentation;
Alphabetize by author’s last name:
If using more than one work by same author, alphabetize by title;
Then substitute author’s name with:
Separate all information with one space.

19. You’re Finished And You Feel Good ! 
WHEW!