Works Cited Help

1. Double Space your work, no extra spaces between paragraphs

2. Indent the first word of each paragraph one tab

3. Margins at the top, bottom, and sides should all be 1 inch

4. Correct heading should be on the first page only, flush with left margin and double spaced

5. Title, if used, should be centered on the paper, do not underline, bold, place in quotation marks or use all caps

6. Header should be your last name and page number flush with the right margin on all pages of your paper

7. Font should be Times New Roman, size 12

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Marie Smith

Mr. Jones

World History

September 24, 2021

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

Perhaps one of the greatest empires to ever exist, Rome was 

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1. Center the words Works Cited directly under the running header

2. Each source should have a hanging indent which means the first line is flush with the margin, and every line below that should be indented one tab

3. All sources are listed in alphabetical order

An MLA citation in prose is when the author’s name is used in the text of the sentence. At the end of the sentence, in parentheses, is the page number where the information was found.

Example:

When it comes to technology, King states that we “need to be comfortable enough with technology tools and services that we can help point our patrons in the right direction, even if we aren’t intimately familiar with how the device works” (11).

This MLA citation in prose includes King’s name in the sentence itself, and this specific line of text was taken from page 11 of the journal it was found in.

An MLA parenthetical citation is created when the author’s name is NOT in the sentence. Instead, the author’s name is in parentheses after the sentence, along with the page number.

Example:

When it comes to technology, we “need to be comfortable enough with technology tools and services that we can help point our patrons in the right direction, even if we aren’t intimately familiar with how the device works” (King 11).

In the above example, King’s name is not included in the sentence itself, so his name is in parentheses after the sentence, with 11 for the page number. The 11 indicates that the quote is found on page 11 in the journal.