Mohammed, I’m assuming you are a student, in which case it would be best to ask what your instructor means. Many different things can be written in MLA style, but this link will show you the format. http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/mla-style-papers/
hey i followed this and my English college teacher says it’s wrong! in high school i had no problem with MLA format and now she’s the only one giving me a hard time on it! i don’t know what to do!! Help?
I’d advise you to do it the way your teacher wants, and ask her to help you to understand her expectations. She may have a good reason to expect something that differs from MLA style, or she may not be aware that MLA introduced some minor changes in 2009, or you may THINK you’re following MLA style, without recognizing some gaps. But you’ll never know unless you talk to your teacher.
Jen, it may be too late, but if you are really confused, you might have to email your instructor, admit that you should have asked for help sooner, ask for an appointment, and accept whatever late penalty your instructor applies. You’ll be better prepared for the next paper.
Cool I really understand this! I’m in an English GT Humanities 1 class and this helped a lot on how to type this type of paper! It helped me save a lot of time and I’m bookmarking this page so i can use it every time i need help!
You would be wise to get your hands on a style book, such as MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, or the more comprehensive Quick Access Compact. Each are thorough yet easy to understand with their examples. Good luck.
All MLA is, you have to put your font in Times New Roman, size 12. Put your name, your class, Instructors name and the date that it is due(left hand side) An than on the Right hand you put the page number. You click Insert, Page Number, Top of Page, Plain number 3. It should look like this (Doe1)Also you click No Spacing an than you click on the arrow on the left side of No Spacing and click Double Spacing. You have to change the font manually on your page number to the same font as your body, Hope this helps
Ask your instructor to be on the safe side. However your instructor identifies the course on the syllabus or assignments is probably the way he or she probably wants you to identify the course.
Thank you so much! I’m a freshman in high school, so I’m still adjusting to such specific guidelines, and this was so heloful! I’ll never forget this site!
this helped me out soo much, thank you! Last time I did a paper I would have gotten a 100 but I didn’t know mla formating! I will recomend this sight to my friends.
Celly, if you have a question about a specific assignment, your best source is your teacher. MLA style can apply to papers from one paragraph long to hundreds of pages long.
Aaaah can someone pleaeeease help me :( I got a MLA research paper due on Tuesday I have a lot of information of my topic frida kahlo and one of her famous paintings “Frieda and Diego Rivera” but I don’t know where to put it I don’t get the structure to the MLA :(
I have one due on Monday to. I know mla formatting some what because I’ve Ben doing it since 6th grade but this site helped a lot, and a word of advice for all of u waiting til the last day to type your paper, stop doing that!
I have to do MLA format but quite frankly this bitch should be happy I’m doing the paper in the first place. This is how I’m doing so she can suck my dong if she doesn’t approve =]
Thanks for the paper layout, bud. It was helpful at least I can say I tried, right? :)
Hoou cite your work in the paper, my english 1 teacher said we needed to cite our work in the pape and in a work cited page. Due tomorrow, I just need to know how to do it. Once I figure that out I’ll be set.
what is a MLA style paper
Mohammed, I’m assuming you are a student, in which case it would be best to ask what your instructor means. Many different things can be written in MLA style, but this link will show you the format. http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/mla-style-papers/
hey i followed this and my English college teacher says it’s wrong! in high school i had no problem with MLA format and now she’s the only one giving me a hard time on it! i don’t know what to do!! Help?
I’d advise you to do it the way your teacher wants, and ask her to help you to understand her expectations. She may have a good reason to expect something that differs from MLA style, or she may not be aware that MLA introduced some minor changes in 2009, or you may THINK you’re following MLA style, without recognizing some gaps. But you’ll never know unless you talk to your teacher.
this is all bull
Thanks for these examples brah, super helpful.
i dont get the MLA format. its confusing and i have this paper due tomorrow
please help im going to fail this paper
Jen, it may be too late, but if you are really confused, you might have to email your instructor, admit that you should have asked for help sooner, ask for an appointment, and accept whatever late penalty your instructor applies. You’ll be better prepared for the next paper.
I have to do papers in mla format
help my professor is a stickler about how she want it
Cool I really understand this! I’m in an English GT Humanities 1 class and this helped a lot on how to type this type of paper! It helped me save a lot of time and I’m bookmarking this page so i can use it every time i need help!
You would be wise to get your hands on a style book, such as MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, or the more comprehensive Quick Access Compact. Each are thorough yet easy to understand with their examples. Good luck.
What is MLA??? My teacher is trying to teach me but I don’t get it help me please??
I don’t mean to sound flippant, but what is it you don’t understand?
This link will take you to a page that shows you how to format a page in MLA style. http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/mla-style-papers/
See Jack’s comment above for the book that explains it all in detail. Your library will probably have a copy.
And again, I don’t mean to sound flippant, but I am sure if you ask your teacher for help, he or she will be able to answer your questions.
Hay ques echo???
how do u save your header like for example “Reed 1″ for some reason it wont save for me!
All MLA is, you have to put your font in Times New Roman, size 12. Put your name, your class, Instructors name and the date that it is due(left hand side) An than on the Right hand you put the page number. You click Insert, Page Number, Top of Page, Plain number 3. It should look like this (Doe1)Also you click No Spacing an than you click on the arrow on the left side of No Spacing and click Double Spacing. You have to change the font manually on your page number to the same font as your body, Hope this helps
Where the the period number for the class go??
Ask your instructor to be on the safe side. However your instructor identifies the course on the syllabus or assignments is probably the way he or she probably wants you to identify the course.
Thank you so much! I’m a freshman in high school, so I’m still adjusting to such specific guidelines, and this was so heloful! I’ll never forget this site!
me too
I have a paper due tomorrow. its written up and everything but i don’t know MLA format. like idk. but its weird
How do I present my book in the introduction. MLA style? Is the name underlined? Do I include author, title & date?
The sample text on this page shows how to introduce a source, by author and page number. Save the title and date for the Works Cited list (look at item 5 on this page http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/mla-style-papers/ )
this helped me out soo much, thank you! Last time I did a paper I would have gotten a 100 but I didn’t know mla formating! I will recomend this sight to my friends.
how many paragraphs.?
Celly, if you have a question about a specific assignment, your best source is your teacher. MLA style can apply to papers from one paragraph long to hundreds of pages long.
I have an MLA paper due friday and I’m starting now. I’m sick as hell at the moment also. This suckkkkkkkkks lol
Aaaah can someone pleaeeease help me :( I got a MLA research paper due on Tuesday I have a lot of information of my topic frida kahlo and one of her famous paintings “Frieda and Diego Rivera” but I don’t know where to put it I don’t get the structure to the MLA :(
I just Googled
cite a painting in mla style
http://libraries.uc.edu/libraries/daap/resources/visualresources/how_to/cite_image.html
wow @Dennis G. Jerz, you are very patient. I could of never been so calm without flipping out. good thing your a teacher
There are moments when I don’t feel so patient, but I come back a little later and I remember how patient teachers helped me back in the day…
got a paper due monday im MLA format need help
I have one due on Monday to. I know mla formatting some what because I’ve Ben doing it since 6th grade but this site helped a lot, and a word of advice for all of u waiting til the last day to type your paper, stop doing that!
I have to do MLA format but quite frankly this bitch should be happy I’m doing the paper in the first place. This is how I’m doing so she can suck my dong if she doesn’t approve =]
Thanks for the paper layout, bud. It was helpful at least I can say I tried, right? :)
Respecting a teacher who challenges you will get you much farther in life than wasting an opportunity to learn.
I found this article very helpful to my short story,thank you!
Hoou cite your work in the paper, my english 1 teacher said we needed to cite our work in the pape and in a work cited page. Due tomorrow, I just need to know how to do it. Once I figure that out I’ll be set.
Mya, try this page: http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/mla-style-papers/
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mla format
thanks!