MLA General Guidelines

  • Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper,
  • Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font like Times New Roman or Courier.
  • Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks
    (unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).
  • Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides. Indent the first line of a paragraph one half-inch (five spaces or press tab once) from the left margin.
  • Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor may ask that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow your instructor’s guidelines.)
  • Use either italics or underlining throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis.
  • If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page.

(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/)

Why would a student in their right mind actually REMEMBER to do this when it’s written on the board?


All I gots to say is…this is fooked up, yo.
(Wow I’m so gangster.)
OnionKiD | 2007-04-12 01:56:00


omg. you didn’t type it up either?
she didn’t even explain it T_T did she?
so how were we suppose to know HOW to do the poetry log T_T?
lotaz_aquarius | 2007-04-12 02:37:00


0.o I love Klose for some strange reason now.
My_Wonderful_Mistake | 2007-04-12 03:16:00


*whistles*
Freeze1337 | 2007-04-24 22:54:00

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