Note: Here is a handy guide to MLA format and writing a proper academic title. You can use this information for almost any class for which you are required to write papers or do research in MLA.
If you hand in a paper that does not conform to MLA style, doing so suggests you did not put enough work into your essay. After all, if you did not take the time to get the style right (a relatively easy task), then you probably did not spend a lot of time on the rest of the essay, right?
The point: Use MLA correctly in all papers, and use this sheet to get it right. All papers (rough and final drafts) must be typed in standard MLA form.
Format:
Do:
Use font Times New Roman 12 pt
Double space throughout, including block quotes, headers and work/s cited entries
Place page numbers in the top right of each page proceeded by your last name. Ex: Poff 22
Don't:
Right margin justify your essay
Use a separate title page
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Header: Type, double-spaced: your name, my name, the course and the date (in that order) in the top left of the first page
Title: Press
The Title should have two parts.
Something Clever: Description of Your Argument (It's Claim)
Example:
Going to See the Wolf: A Warning Against Premarital Sex in Charle's Perrualt's "Little Red Riding Hood"
Do not press