A Students Guide To

MLA
Formatting
A works clLed page exlsLs Lo allow your reader Lo geL more lnformauon abouL Lhlngs you have
addressed ln your paper. Cnly sources whlch you have clLed ln your essay wlLh a clLauon ln
brackeLs can appear on Lhls page. ?our works clLed should appear on a separaLe page aL Lhe end of
your essay. CenLer Lhe words Works ClLed aL Lhe Lop of Lhe page.
- LnLrles are alphabeuzed by Lhe auLhor's lasL name.
- An enLry for your works clLed page should conLaln Lhe followlng baslc lnformauon ln Lhls order:
- auLhor's name (lasL name rsL), followed by a perlod,
- uLle of Lhe book (lLallclzed), followed by a perlod,
- locauon Lhe book was publlshed, followed by a colon,
- name of Lhe publlshlng company (ln shorL form), followed by a comma, and
- Lhe year ln whlch Lhe book was publlshed, followed by a perlod.
- lf your clLauon Lakes more Lhan one llne, Lhe second llne should be lndenLed one lnch (see
examples). All of your clLauons should be double spaced.
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lnformauon.
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Works Cited Page Information
McCraw-Plll, 1989.
unlverslLy. 23 Aprll 2006.
no. 149 (16 Aug. 2002). 4 May 2006.
Presto Plans
Your How-To Guide To Proper MLA Formatting
MLA (Modern Language Assoclauon) ls a formamng sLyle used Lo clLe essay
sources wlLhln Lhe humanlues dlsclpllne. uslng MLA sLyle provldes conslsLency of
sLyle ln a glven eld, esLabllshes credlblllLy, and makes lL easler for readers Lo
undersLand a LexL's sources.
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When you dlrecLly quoLe from oLhers ln your essay, you wlll
formaL Lhem dlerenLly based on Lhelr lengLh. 8elow are some of Lhe baslc
guldellnes for formamng quoLes:
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"</+* O1/*#@/)-P lf your quoLauon
ls fewer Lhan four Lyped llnes you
should enclose Lhe quoLauon ln
quoLauon marks. WlLh regards Lo
puncLuauon: perlods, commas, and
seml-colons should go aer Lhe
parenLheucal clLauon. Cuesuon
marks and exclamauon polnLs
should appear wlLhln Lhe quoLauon
marks lf Lhey are parL of Lhe quoLed
passage, buL aer Lhe clLauon lf
Lhey are parL of your LexL.
Some belleve LhaL Lhey are devold of Lhe lnner
sLruggle LhaL makes for greaL Lragedy" (SmlLh 320).
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L/)7 O1/*#@/)-P lf your quoLauon ls
more Lhan four llnes Lhe quoLe ls
'blocked'. 1hls means you sLarL Lhe
quoLauon on a new llne wlLh Lhe
enure quoLe lndenLed one lnch from
Lhe le margln. uouble spaclng ls sull
used, quoLauon marks are omlued,
and puncLuauon appears wlLhln Lhe
quoLauon.
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Pe descrlbes Lhe hlgher braln funcuon as follows:
A braln-dead person ls alleged Lo be dead
because hls neocorLex, Lhe seaL of
consclousness, has been desLroyed. Pe has
Lhus losL Lhe ablllLy Lo Lhlnk and feel.
(Creenberg 333)
: lf you add words Lo a quoLauon, you musL use square
brackeLs Lo lndlcaLe whlch words are yours.
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Some belleve LhaL [8omeo and !ulleL] are devold of Lhe lnner sLruggle LhaL
makes for greaL Lragedy" (SmlLh 320).
Some belleve LhaL Lhey are devold of Lhe ... sLruggle LhaL makes for greaL
Lragedy" (SmlLh 320).
?our essay should be Lyped, double spaced, 12
1lmes new 8oman fonL. Marglns should be seL aL 1 lnch on all sldes, and Lhe
rsL llne of each new paragraph should be lndenLed anoLher half lnch (you can
do Lhls by presslng Lab). ?our documenL should have a header LhaL lncludes
your lasL name and Lhe page numbers ln Lhe upper rlghL-hand corner. use
lLallcs when uslng Lhe uLle of a longer work (novel, shorL sLory eLc).
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ln Lhe upper le-hand
corner of Lhe rsL page, llsL your name, Lhe
lnsLrucLor's name, Lhe course, and Lhe daLe
(double spaced). uouble space agaln and
cenLer Lhe uLle of your essay. ?our uLle
should noL be bolded, underllned, lLallclzed,
or ln quoLauon marks. uouble space
beLween Lhe uLle and Lhe rsL llne of LexL.
Jane Smith
Mr. Jones
English 10
1 January 2000
Smith 1
Hamlets Procrastination
William Shakespeares masterpiece, Hamlet,
Prince of Denmark is a tragic drama which
revolves around the themes of betrayal, vengeance
and procrastination. Through characterization
development, the reader is able to see that
Hamlets inability to act plays a signicant role in
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When you use lnformauon from an ouLslde source (quoLe
or paraphrase), you musL use a parenLheucal clLauon Lo show relevanL source
lnformauon. MLA sLyle uses Lhe auLhor-page meLhod whlch means LhaL Lhe
auLhor's lasL name and page number(s) musL appear aer Lhe source, and a
full reference musL be provlded on Lhe Works ClLed page. lf you use Lhe name
of Lhe auLhor wlLhln Lhe LexL, you do noL need Lo lnclude lL ln Lhe ln=LexL
clLauon, buL Lhe page numbers musL always be placed ln parenLhesls.
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8oberL lrosL sLaLed LhaL poeLry ls whaL geLs losL ln Lranslauon" (242).
1hls relaLes Lo Lhe ldea LhaL poeLry ls whaL geLs losL ln Lranslauon" (lrosL 242).
When you use an onllne source, you should lnclude ln Lhe LexL Lhe rsL lLem
LhaL appears ln Lhe Works ClLed enLry LhaL corresponds wlLh LhaL clLauon
(auLhor name, arucle uLle, webslLe eLc). ?ou do noL need Lo glve any page or
paragraph numbers. ?ou also should noL lnclude any full u8Ls ln LexL. ?ou may
use parual u8Ls llke 4HD>#=:,'> as opposed Lo hup://www.nyumes.com:
An onllne lm crluc sLaLed LhaL Lhe 2013 verslon of 8omeo and !ulleL Lurns whaL should be a
hanky-requlred Lragedy lnLo a headache-lnduclng LravesLy" (LberL, 8omeo and !ulleL 8evlew").
lf you omlL words Lo a quoLauon, you musL use an elllpsls
(...) Lo lndlcaLe where words were Laken ouL.
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Plagiarism occurs when you use information, quotes, or ideas without properly
acknowledging where it came from. PLAGIARISM IS CHEATING. Any evidence
of plagiarism leads to a mark of zero and may involve further disciplinary action.
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