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MLA reminders

MLA reminders. Not everything, but some good starters. Format: General Guidelines. Type on white 8.5“ x 11“ paper Double-space everything Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font (or similar font) Leave only one space after punctuation Set all margins to 1 inch on all sides

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MLA reminders

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  1. MLA reminders Not everything, but some good starters

  2. Format: General Guidelines • Type on white 8.5“ x 11“ paper • Double-space everything • Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font (or similar font) • Leave only one space after punctuation • Set all margins to 1 inch on all sides • Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch (tab) • Heading goes in upper left corner of 1st page only • “Header” (as in insert/view header/footer) includes last name and page number in upper right hand corner • Use italics for titles

  3. Formatting the 1st Page • No title page (Unless specifically directed by instructor) • Double space everything • In the upper left corner of the 1st page, list: yourname, your instructor's name, the course, and day month year. • Center the paper title (use standard caps but no underlining, italics, quote, or bold)ALWAYS INCLUDE A TITLE • Create a header in the upper right corner at half inch from the top and one inch from the right of the page (include your last name and page number) • See instructions on next page

  4. Formatting the HEADER with Last name and Page Number Instructions 1. 2. 3.

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  6. Sample 1st Page

  7. Formatting a “Quote” within a “Quote” • What you actually see in the book: A plaintive voice came from behind me: “Eliezer, my son … bring me … a little coffee …” I ran toward him. • What will end up in your essay Wiesel describes “[a] plaintive voice came from behind me: ‘Eliezer, my son … bring me … a little coffee …’ I ran toward [my father]” (Wiesel 106).

  8. How to do it • Use regular quotations marks around the WHOLE quote “Quote” • Use singular marks (‘apostrophe’) around the dialogue so both begin and end the dialogue. • If you’re ending the whole quote with dialogue, use both a single ‘ and a regular “ leaving three lines. • Example: “Quote ‘dialogue’ he says. ‘More dialogue’” (Citation 8). • If the conversation is more than a quick exchange (meaning you’re going back and forth) then see rules for block quoting. This shouldn’t happen often as long conversations should probably be paraphrased.

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