Formatting Your Essay in Formatting Your Essay in MLAMLA

PrintingPrinting

12 point – 12 point – Times New Roman Times New Roman Left justify (the normal setting)Left justify (the normal setting)

MarginsMargins

Leave Microsoft Word aloneLeave Microsoft Word alone

SpacingSpacing

Double-spaced Double-spaced throughoutthroughout– QuotationsQuotations– Works citedWorks cited– Block quotationsBlock quotations

More than four lines More than four lines longlong

Indent entire quoteIndent entire quote No quotation marksNo quotation marks CiteCite

Heading and TitleHeading and Title HeadingHeading

– Your nameYour name– Teachers’ Name (Mr. Teachers’ Name (Mr.

Kelly & Mr. Rasavongsxy)Kelly & Mr. Rasavongsxy) I will also accept Capt., I will also accept Capt.,

Dr., Professor, or Dr., Professor, or President.President.

He will accept Rasa or He will accept Rasa or ladykillerladykiller

– Class title (Humanities)Class title (Humanities)– European style date (day European style date (day

month year)month year) April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

Double spaced on Double spaced on left sideleft side

Gilga MeshGilga Mesh

Mr. Kelly & Mr. WatermanMr. Kelly & Mr. Waterman

HumanitiesHumanities

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

TitleTitle

One space after date, one space before One space after date, one space before attention getterattention getter

Do not underline, italicize or put in Do not underline, italicize or put in quotesquotes

12 point font.12 point font. Capitalize all major words (all except if, Capitalize all major words (all except if,

and, the, etc.) and, the, etc.) Only use a title if it’s good. No title is Only use a title if it’s good. No title is

better than a lame title. better than a lame title.

HeaderHeader

On right marginOn right margin Last nameLast name Page numberPage number Use header/footer Use header/footer

function on Wordfunction on Word Works cited is last Works cited is last

page and does not page and does not count as a page of count as a page of your paperyour paper

Title pageTitle page

Title page is not Title page is not necessarynecessary

BUT, if you want one, BUT, if you want one, you may.you may.

Title centered on pageTitle centered on page Heading in bottom Heading in bottom

right hand cornerright hand corner Picture if you likePicture if you like Does not count as Does not count as

page one of your page one of your paperpaper

BindingBinding

StapleStaple No plastic cover or binderNo plastic cover or binder

One last thing:One last thing:

Please type the prompt between the Please type the prompt between the heading and the title/essay. heading and the title/essay.

What’s due?What’s due?

Friday in class:Friday in class:– Printed final draft, stapled.Printed final draft, stapled.– First draft stapled below finalFirst draft stapled below final– Receipt (if already turned in to turnitin.com)Receipt (if already turned in to turnitin.com)

By 11:59 Friday night:By 11:59 Friday night:– Submit to turnitin.comSubmit to turnitin.com

Technology is your problem, however…Technology is your problem, however…– CommunicateCommunicate

Read your own essay first, with an eye towards Read your own essay first, with an eye towards superfluous erros. (Like that one). superfluous erros. (Like that one). – At the bottom, write one thing you feel this essay At the bottom, write one thing you feel this essay

does particularly well.does particularly well.– Then write one area you would like to improve upon.Then write one area you would like to improve upon.

Reread your own with an eye on removing (or Reread your own with an eye on removing (or rewording) clutter. Put parenthesis around any word rewording) clutter. Put parenthesis around any word or words you feel are unnecessary and can be or words you feel are unnecessary and can be removed. removed.

Find a partner. Read his/her essay while repeating Find a partner. Read his/her essay while repeating steps one and two. Write your name on your partner’s steps one and two. Write your name on your partner’s essay.essay.