MLA Format
Your name, professor's name, date, class number
Header
Anderson, Jenny. “Learning the Right Way to Struggle.” 5, April 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/05/science/education-learning-challenge.html
Publication (The New York Times)
The same exact words from a source
Direct quote
Spacing
Double-spaced
"AI can do your homework. Now what?" YouTube, uploaded by Vox. 12 Dec. 2023. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
URL
The direct quote in your own words
Margins
1 inch margins
"Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning." NPR, 12 Nov. 2012.
Author's Name (Alex Spiegel)
Verb that follows the author or organization's name
Signal phrase
Font size
12 point font
Anderson, Jenny. “Learning the Right Way to Struggle.” The New York Times. 5, April 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/05/science/education-learning-challenge.html
Italics (for The New York Times)
The maximum length of a direct quote or paraphrase
Clock, Old, Greek
Times New Roman
Marybeth, Gasman. Forbes, 31 May 2025. Accessed 23 February 2026.
Article title ("Understanding How Students Use AI and What Faculty Can Do About It")
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Academic journal article