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MLA FORMATTING

MLA FORMATTING. Title Page and Page Numbers. Formatting Your Title Page. Put your curser at the very top of your paper. Go to “insert” Select “page break” (third in from the left) Go to top of newly page created and center your curser

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MLA FORMATTING

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  1. MLA FORMATTING Title Page and Page Numbers

  2. Formatting Your Title Page • Put your curser at the very top of your paper. • Go to “insert” • Select “page break” (third in from the left) • Go to top of newly page created and center your curser • <ENTER>approx. 4 times, Type “American Academy Charter School” • <ENTER> approx. 8 times, type [your paper name] • <ENTER> approx. 10 times, type [your name] • <ENTER> 1 time, type “Language Arts, 6[x]” • <ENTER> 1 time, type Today’s date (April 22, 2013) • <ENTER> 1 time, type teacher’s name (Ms. Semerod) • ESSENTIALLY, THE TITLE OF YOUR PAPER SHOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE, YOUR NAME, etc., SHOULD BE THE LAST 4 LINES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE NEXT PAGE, and “AMERICAN ACADEMY…” SHOULD BE CLOSE TO THE TOP…SEE EXAMPLE ON NEXT PAGE.

  3. Formatting Page Numbers • Go to the top of your document (now the title page) • Go to “INSERT” • Select “PAGE NUMBER” • When options appear, select the one that puts the numbers at the TOP OF THE PAGE, the RIGHT HAND SIDE • IN FRONT OF THE NUMBER, type your LAST NAME • At the top, select “DIFFERENT FIRST PAGE” so that the page numbers do NOT appear on the title page.

  4. EXAMPLE

  5. Works Cited • Your Works Cited page is a page all on it’s own. • At the top, centered, type “Works Cited” • Organize your 6 citations in alphabetical order, following the example. • You should already have all of the required information, you just need to put it in the right format. I will be around to help you.

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