Assigment .Apa seven . All instructions attached.

MLA Essay Checklist The Basics:  Text is double-spaced including quotations (no extra spaces

after paragraphs).

 12 pt. font size / Times New Roman font (or other approved fonts from your professor).

 No bold or underlined writing in your paper.

 1 inch margins on all four sides.

 The introductory information should be your name, followed by your professor’s name, the course name, and the date.

 Your title must be in Title Case, not in all capital letters. (The first word and all the 'main' words in a title should have initial capitals, and all the 'joining' words should be left in lower case)

 Number all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. Includes last name, followed by a space with a page number.

 Book Titles, Journals, or Major Works should be italicized. “Short Stories”, “Poems”, “Articles” should be put in quotations marks.

 Only one space after periods or other punctuation marks.

 Proper indentation (first line of each paragraph moved to right five spaces / tabbed once).

 No personal pronouns (“you don’t know how important voting is until…”).

 No narrative language (“I will write”, “in my essay”, “I believe”, “in conclusion”).

 Sentences express complete thoughts (be careful with “But” or “Because”).

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 Abbreviations are not used (etc., esp., … )

 Proper punctuation and grammar.

 No “texting” language: gonna, wanna, sorta, etc.

 Contractions are NOT used (can’t, won’t, isn’t, doesn’t). There are some exceptions, but they’re typically rare.

 Proper spelling (numbers less than 100 are spelled out).

 The author is addressed by full name or last name only, NOT FIRST NAME.

In Text Citations:

 All framed direct and indirect borrowings (quotes and paraphrases) are followed by the page number in parentheses after the quotation marks and before ending punctuation:

o Woodrow Wilson declared, “It is not learning but the spirit of services that will give a college a place in the public annals of the nation” (453).

o “The faulty study resulted in crop mismanagement,” Dr. Broomfield comments (27).

 The author’s last name and the page number of the source separated by a single space are in parentheses to identify the source of each passage or idea used:

Antony's "modifications of Brutus's formulaic oratory are the first hint that [Anthony] knows his business" (Macrone 45).

 Quotations longer than four typed lines become block quotes, are indented twice, and are introduced with a colon.

 When two or more sources are cited within a single sentence, the parenthetical notes appear right after the statements they support.

Sample Block Quote

(source: http://www.mesacc.edu/~jerol76351/102mwf/images/block.jpg)

 When you need to document a work without an author, simply list the title, shortened if necessary, and the page number, using quotes or italics as is appropriate.

 Avoid in-text citations of websites by identifying the site in your paper itself.

 Always introduce and explain how each quotation supports your argument!

The Works Cited Page:

 “Works Cited” is centered at the top of the page

 The page number is present

 Include only sources mentioned in the paper; if you did not cite them in your paper, do not include them here! Always cross- reference your paper and your Works Cited page to make sure you have everything.

 Items on the Works Cited page are arranged in alphabetical order by last name of the author. If no author is given, list it according to the title.

 The first line of each entry is flush with the left-hand margin. Subsequent lines of the entry are indented five spaces/tabbed once.

 The list is entirely Double-spaced. Do not quadruple-space between entries or the title.

 There is a period at the end of each entry.

Sample Works Cited Page

(source: http://ennisk.faculty.mjc.edu/images/Works%20Cited.JPG)

MLA Essay Checklist The Basics:  Text is double-spaced including quotations (no extra spaces

after paragraphs).

 12 pt. font size / Times New Roman font (or other approved fonts from your professor).

 No bold or underlined writing in your paper.

 1 inch margins on all four sides.

 The introductory information should be your name, followed by your professor’s name, the course name, and the date.

 Your title must be in Title Case, not in all capital letters. (The first word and all the 'main' words in a title should have initial capitals, and all the 'joining' words should be left in lower case)

 Number all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. Includes last name, followed by a space with a page number.

 Book Titles, Journals, or Major Works should be italicized. “Short Stories”, “Poems”, “Articles” should be put in quotations marks.

 Only one space after periods or other punctuation marks.

 Proper indentation (first line of each paragraph moved to right five spaces / tabbed once).

 No personal pronouns (“you don’t know how important voting is until…”).

 No narrative language (“I will write”, “in my essay”, “I believe”, “in conclusion”).

 Sentences express complete thoughts (be careful with “But” or “Because”).

(source: http://s3.amazonaws.com/libapps/accounts/11787/images/mla1.jpg)

 Abbreviations are not used (etc., esp., … )

 Proper punctuation and grammar.

 No “texting” language: gonna, wanna, sorta, etc.

 Contractions are NOT used (can’t, won’t, isn’t, doesn’t). There are some exceptions, but they’re typically rare.

 Proper spelling (numbers less than 100 are spelled out).

 The author is addressed by full name or last name only, NOT FIRST NAME.

In Text Citations:

 All framed direct and indirect borrowings (quotes and paraphrases) are followed by the page number in parentheses after the quotation marks and before ending punctuation:

o Woodrow Wilson declared, “It is not learning but the spirit of services that will give a college a place in the public annals of the nation” (453).

o “The faulty study resulted in crop mismanagement,” Dr. Broomfield comments (27).

 The author’s last name and the page number of the source separated by a single space are in parentheses to identify the source of each passage or idea used:

Antony's "modifications of Brutus's formulaic oratory are the first hint that [Anthony] knows his business" (Macrone 45).

 Quotations longer than four typed lines become block quotes, are indented twice, and are introduced with a colon.

 When two or more sources are cited within a single sentence, the parenthetical notes appear right after the statements they support.

Sample Block Quote

(source: http://www.mesacc.edu/~jerol76351/102mwf/images/block.jpg)

 When you need to document a work without an author, simply list the title, shortened if necessary, and the page number, using quotes or italics as is appropriate.

 Avoid in-text citations of websites by identifying the site in your paper itself.

 Always introduce and explain how each quotation supports your argument!

The Works Cited Page:

 “Works Cited” is centered at the top of the page

 The page number is present

 Include only sources mentioned in the paper; if you did not cite them in your paper, do not include them here! Always cross- reference your paper and your Works Cited page to make sure you have everything.

 Items on the Works Cited page are arranged in alphabetical order by last name of the author. If no author is given, list it according to the title.

 The first line of each entry is flush with the left-hand margin. Subsequent lines of the entry are indented five spaces/tabbed once.

 The list is entirely Double-spaced. Do not quadruple-space between entries or the title.

 There is a period at the end of each entry.

Sample Works Cited Page

(source: http://ennisk.faculty.mjc.edu/images/Works%20Cited.JPG)