MLA Format

General Formatting Guidelines:

Standard white paper (8 1/2 x 11)
Line spacing: Double-spacing (2.0)
Font Type: Times New Roman
Font Size: 12pt.
Margins: 1 inch (all sides)
Alignment: Left
Page number header : upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number
- 1/2 inch from the top, flush with the right hand margin, number all pages consecutively

(Note: Your instructor may ask that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow your instructor's guidelines.)

First Last

Instructor Last

Course Name

Section/Period: Assignment Name (if requested)

Due Date (military format)

Note: Do not abbreviate the month in your heading

If a title is needed, put it after the heading, use center alignment. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks. Write the title in Title Case, not in all capital letters (Title Case= first letter of each word is capitalized, except for certain small words (articles and short prepositions)
Indent first word of each paragraph using the tab key, (Tab= 1/2 inch)
Leave one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed)
Use Sentence Case for body of your paper (Sentence Case: capitalizing only the first word and any proper nouns)
When referencing titles of sources/containers
- use Title Case
- "Title of Source" (use quotation marks)
- Title of Container (use italics)
Do not make a title page unless requested

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