Paper Formatting
What font do you use in MLA format?
Times New Roman
What goes in the top left hand corner?
Your name, teacher's name, class, and date
Where does the works cited go?
What goes around a quote?
Quotation marks
What spacing do you use in MLA format?
Double space
Is the title of your document aligned to the left, center, or right of your page?
Center
Is your works cited still double spaced?
Yes
What goes in the parentheses after a quote?
The author's last name and the page number.
What size font should you use in MLA format?
Size 12
How many times should you press enter between every paragraph?
Once
How do you format book titles?
In italics
Where does the period go with a quote and the citation?
The period goes after the citation if it is the end of the sentence.
Where do page numbers go?
In the top right hand corner
What does double spacing mean?
It means that there is an extra space between every line, NOT between every word.
How do you format shorter works (poems, short stories etc.)?
Put quotation marks around the titles
What goes to the left of the page number?
Your last name
How many inches are the margins of your paper?
1 inch all around
In what order does works cited go?
Alphabetically by author's last name