Works Cited should be alphabetized by author’s last name. Works Cited should also be double spaced. The title, Works Cited, should be centered at the top of the final page. The in-text citation should match the FIRST WORD the source is listed under on the Works Citedpage.Īvoid giving dictionary definitions of a word as an “outside source.” That’s not research.Īlways use italics when referring to a book or website use quotation marks for small works (article or short story) in a larger work (book or newspaper). If a source doesn’t have an author, give the title or website. SourcesĪll outside research or sources should be followed with an in-text citation, whether they are a direct quote, paraphrase, or summary.ĭirect quotes should have attributive or author tags. Insert 4-line left header on first page only.īlock quotes should be indented one inch with no quotation marks.Īll other direct quotes should have quotation marks and in-text citation, followed by period (note: period comes after the citation).
Works Cited should be numbered consecutively after the last page of essay. Your instructor may ask that you remove this from the first page, as you’ll have your left header here. This means to insert your last name only, followed by a space, then the page number. Tab all indents spacing 5 times is not the same! Single space after periods or other end punctuation. The following are suggestions from the old edition, as most instructors will not change over mid-term.ĭouble-space all lines (no extra spaces between header and title and title and text).Ĭenter title. Make sure you know if you are to follow the old or new edition.
**MLA has recently made some changes to how things are formatted and cited.
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