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See the step-by-step instructions for formatting an MLA-style paper.
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Jerz > Writing > Academic > MLA Style Papers
See the step-by-step instructions for formatting an MLA-style paper.
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wait so what is mla?
Modern Language Association.
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/mla-style-papers/
my teacher wants me to do a works cited page and it’s do tomorrow but I don’t know how
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/mla-style-papers/#works-cited
Hey! I just want to ask, how do you write the page of the paper if there are two people working on it? Is it like “Rider and *surname of your partner” 1? Please help ASAP. This is due on Friday. Thank you!
Yes, that is what I would do as a student, but I am not marking the paper. It would be best to ask your instructor.
this is confusing i have this dumb paper due today please help me
This picture is part of a more detailed explanation. See http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/mla-style-papers/
i asked him and he told me to make a sound background for each action but i still cant do it
could u help me or should i just have an appointment with him??
Since your teacher is the one who will grade your essay, your teacher is the best source for information like that. This page is about formatting, but if you’d like tips on coming up with a thesis statement or organizing an argument, try these pages:
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/short-research-papers/
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/thesis-statement-writing-academic-essays/
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/academic1/academic-argument-evidence-based-defense-of-a-non-obvious-position/
hey ummm i need your help
my im a student in 8th grade and my teacher told me act the MLA paper . How am i supposed to do that??
This helped me remember how my teacher wanted it.
Thanks.
Heck they should just add a template to word
ITS GOOD TO KNOW HOW TO WRITE RESEARCH IN DIFFERENT STYLES IN ORDER TO ADAPT NEW SYSTEMS.
Just wanted to knw definition of mla format for class
See the link above… the one that reads “step-by-step instructions for formatting an MLA-style paper.”
Online sources? what if the page numbers are not similar with font, browers….etc…? will that effect the grade?
URGENT- like.. Extension on paper emergency time!
Some ebooks have a mode that preserves the pagination of the source, some do not. I would tell my own students to omit the page number, but to include a long enough quote that I could find the passage if I searched for it. But I can’t comment on your instructor’s grading policies.
do you use the authors last name or both first and last?
(when in text
See the second-to-last line in the example.
This helped me for my final 10 paged paper MLA style. Thank you so much!
Glad to hear it, Sara.
hey there
srry i thought u have a good job by posting informational thing
Well I appreciate all the comments given. I’m one of the people who have had a class since my oldest was born …..20 yrs ago. MLA is new to me. I thought I could just press a button and the machine would do it for me. lol.
well itz baseline about MLA chat or web quest cause i really dont get this power point presentation at all but i guess im try do my base on this final projects…
why the f*ck cant anybody jus write a f*cking example!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please remember that others reads these posts and your language and tone are very disrespectful. Use of profanity is a sign of very limited language skills.
I bowlderized the offensive language. I probably shouldn’t have published it at all.
I use profanity a lot, and I have very advanced language skills (according to many college-level and standardized tests). Profanity is just part of one’s vocabulary.
And I certainly agree with Renee as per web sources. For all the sites with MLA guides and examples, there are very, very, very few good examples of WEB PAGES and WEB SOURCES and ONLINE ARTICLES with their GREAT VARIETY of “publishers,” associated agencies and departments, update dates, etc. It has been the case for over a decade now that MOST sources students (or anyone) is likely to use to research ANYTHING, can at least BE FOUND online, or may even be only online (and yes, Granny Librarian, those are legitimate, valid, credible sources, so get a clue…..). How typical that the academics are DECADES BEHIND reality.
Dakini, try this: http://jerz.setonhill.edu/bib/web.html
here here!!! And I’m a parent!! Seriously, lets make this as hard as possible for kids to figure this out – grrrrr, sincerely Frustrated Parent!!!!
thanks!
mla format
Ill This Is Digusting
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/
I found this article very helpful to my short story,thank you!
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 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!
got a paper due monday im MLA format need help
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…
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
I have an MLA paper due friday and I’m starting now. I’m sick as hell at the moment also. This suckkkkkkkkks lol
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.
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 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/ )
I have a paper due tomorrow. its written up and everything but i don’t know MLA format. like idk. but its weird
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
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.
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
how do u save your header like for example “Reed 1” for some reason it wont save for me!
Hay ques echo???
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.
i don’t get it either
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.
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!
I have to do papers in mla format
help my professor is a stickler about how she want it
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 dont get the MLA format. its confusing and i have this paper due tomorrow
Thanks for these examples brah, super helpful.
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
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/