General Guidelines
- use easy to read type
- justify the paper to the left
- print only on one side of the paper
Margins
- one inch on top, bottom, and both sides of paper
- indent paragraphs five additional spaces (1/2 inch)
- indent set off quotations ten additional spaces (1 inch)
Spacing
- everything must be double spaced
- leave one space after concluding puntuaction unless teacher says otherwise
Heading and Title
- no title page
- standard MLA heading justified to the right (name, teacher's name, course, date)
- center the title
- do not underline the entire title or put it in quotation marks
Page numbers
- put your last name followed by the page number on the right corner of all pages
- put it one inch from the top
Tables
- place tables and figures as close to the text as possible
- use lines to separate the table from notes and the rest of the text if neccessary
- give the source of the table and label it Table
- all other pictures or figures should be labeled Figure
- musical compositions are labeled Example
Corrections
- it's best to just fix the paper electronically and reprint it
- you could also write changes in black ink and show where they should go with carets (^)
Works Cited Format
- double spaced
- hanging indentions
Subject:
Subject X2:
