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MLA First Page

The document provides guidelines for formatting a paper in Modern Language Association (MLA) style. Key elements include using 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, one-inch margins, and a specific heading format. It also emphasizes the importance of an original title and the inclusion of a header with the author's last name and page number on each page.

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MLA First Page

The document provides guidelines for formatting a paper in Modern Language Association (MLA) style. Key elements include using 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spacing, one-inch margins, and a specific heading format. It also emphasizes the importance of an original title and the inclusion of a header with the author's last name and page number on each page.

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Modern Language Association (MLA) – First Page Format

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Make your heading bold,
look like this: italics,
Sophomore English or
underlining Notice that the title is original and
of the title interesting. Avoid titles such as
26 June 2016 “Final Draft” or “Research Essay.”
You can do better than just slapping a label
on your essay. Instead, work to make
Navigating the Academic Labyrinth a good first impression.

Your teacher has assigned you to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) format

when submitting a paper, but you’re not exactly sure what this means. No worries. Just use this

page as a model of how your paper should look. The entire paper is written in 12-point Times

New Roman font. You’ll want to pick a standard, easy-to-read font, like this one, and stick

with the 12-pt. size. Also, notice that the entire paper is double-spaced, including the heading,

1 inch which includes your name, your teacher’s name, the course name, and the date you submitted

the paper. At the top of the essay, the title isn’t bold, italicized, or underlined. It is just centered

and important words are capitalized.

All of the margins are exactly one inch from the edge of the paper to the beginning of

your typing. Don’t try to fudge this by widening or shrinking your margins. Your essay should 1 inch

be left justified, meaning the lines of type are aligned on the left side of this page but remain

jagged on the right side. Look at the upper right-hand corner and you’ll see that the MLA

format also requires your last name and the page number to be placed on the top right corner

of every page of your essay. This is called a header. If you’ve never made one of these before,

just go to YouTube and search the name of your word processing software along with “MLA
More Notes:
formatting.” Proper academic paper formatting is easy to create once you know the rules.
No separate cover
page needed.
1inch
The Works Cited
page is a separate
sheet placed after
the last page
of your essay.

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