MLA Format

Mrs. Mothena Mrs. Bruce

What you need to know

Header: Last name and Page Number Heading: Name, Teacher, Class, Date Spacing: Double Indent: each paragraph works cited page

Little, Monkeys, Have, Hairy, Tails, Itching, For, Weeks.

Little, Monkeys, Have, Hairy, Tails, Itching, For, Weeks... L, M, H, H, T, I, F, W 1.Line Spacing-Double 2. Margins-1 on all sides 3. Header-Last name and page number 4. Heading-Name, Teacher, Class, Date 5. Title 6. Indent (First Line of Paragraph) 7. Footnote

-Footnotes keep you away from plagiarizing

8.Works Cited Title + Hanging Indent a.HANGING INDENT (hitting ENTER messes up the hanging indent)

b.SORT CITATIONS ALPHABETICALLY - It is important to cite our resources because we are giving the writers credit - Citing is like checking out a book from the library - Not citing is like steeling a book from the library

List the important aspects of writing a paper in MLA Format

Using short Quotes

place the quote you want to use in quotation marks (authors last name and page number if it has one)

Your braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. (Korman 4)

Using Long Quotes

remove quotations and create a freestanding indent

Works Cited
New page Label Page as works cited (DO NOT ITALICIZE) Double Space between each entry but not during an entry Page numbers should be used if you only use a portion of a work

Interactive:

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