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How every English paper should be formatted!
MLA FORMAT
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Times New Roman
Font 12 pt.
Double-spaced
Margins- 1” all around
The heading should be on the left side of the paper NOT THE RIGHT!
Title of story should in the middle
Indent the first line of every paragraph
Page number top right corner
FORMAT- COPY THIS DOWN IN NOTEBOOK
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Your name
Subject
Date paper is due on
Period
*This is not double- spaced
Heading
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Example of Paper
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In- text Citations: You mention the source in your paragraph.
Author’s name is stated in the sentence OR parenthesis. Page number is always in parenthesis. Examples:
Connell presents the idea of survival of the fittest when Whitney and Rainsford are conversing about the hunters and the huntees (213).
“Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and, if need be, taken by the strong” (Connell, 225).
How to Cite in your Essay?
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• Last page of your research paper
• It’s a list of the sources you used in alphabetical order.
• Follow MLA style.
• Use Hanging line
Works Cited
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Basic Format:
The author’s name or a book with a single author's name appears in last name, first name format. The basic form for a book citation is:
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Book with One Author
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.
How to Cite a book?
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Example of book citation
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Grab a book from the table.
Find the proper information to cite correctly.
*Always use the most recent publication date.
Practice