poetry

MLA

For those of you who have temporarily forgotten how to format in MLA, here is a quickie overview. For more in depth, visit the Polk State library, TLCC, or Purdue Owl is a great website.

Times New Roman

Font 12

Double space EVERYTHING

one inch margins all around, except for header/footer 

header/footer is in upper right corner half inch from top on all pages- Tim Smith 1 , and Heading is in upper left corner, one inch from top, double spaced. Note example below:                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                 Tim Smith 1

  Tim Smith

  Prof. Costakis

  Literature

  21 Jan. 2018 (date paper is due)                                                                                          

                                                             "The Worm"

No Title page

Title is centered after the Heading and remember short stories and poems are in quotes, and dramas are italicized.

Indent paragraphs using TAB key, and double space everything

Works Cited is centered and one inch from top

References are double spaced, and the first line of a reference is not indented, but any additional lines for that reference are indented using TAB key

Double space your references

References are not numbered

Your textbook is NOT a reference

To format your references correctly in MLA formatting there are websites that will format your references for you, Polk databases that already have the reference formatted, MLA website, or OwlPurdue.  

Be sure to type your papers in WORD and save; do not save in wps or rtf

Do not type in WORKS since no one can open your submission

Do not use first or second person, contractions, cliches, or slang. 

Be sure to proof your papers for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors.