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http://instruct.uwo.ca/english/234e/site/guidelns/smplessy/smplessyhm.html
The following is from: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
General Guidelines
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Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper.
Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman).
Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles
contrast enough that they are recognizable one from another. The font size should be 12
pt.
Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise
instructed by your instructor). I WANT A DOUBLE SPACE AFTER PERIODS
Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends
that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times.
Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, onehalf inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor may ask
that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow your instructor's guidelines.)
Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely
necessary, providing emphasis.
If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page.
Entitle the section Notes (centered, unformatted).

Formatting the First Page of Your Paper


In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the
course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.
! Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in
quotation marks; write the title in Title Case (standard capitalization), not in all capital
letters.
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Use quotation marks and/or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you
would in your text: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play; Human Weariness
in "After Apple Picking"
! Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
! Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a
space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3,
4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor
or other readers may ask that you omit last name/page number header on your first page.
Always follow instructor guidelines.)
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Here is a sample of the first page of a paper in MLA style:

How to Cite the Purdue OWL in MLA


Entire Website
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. Date of access.
Individual Resources
Contributors' names and the last edited date can be found in the orange boxes at the top of every
page on the OWL.
Contributors' names. "Title of Resource." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Last edited
date. Web. Date of access.
Russell, Tony, Allen Brizee, and Elizabeth Angeli. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The
Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 4 Apr. 2010. Web. 20 July 2010.

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