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* Font size 12 pt * Times New Roman * Double-spaced * 1” margins * Indent the first line of all paragraphs * Use italics throughout your essay only when absolutely necessary if attempting to provide emphasis.

* Quotation Marks are used for article titles *

* No title page (unless requested) * In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date (all double-spaced). Your date should look

like this: 28 April 2014

* Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks * Create a header that numbers all pages in the upper right-hand corner .5” away from top of page. You will have to change the font to Times New Roman.

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**Notice that there are no extra spaces between the heading and title, the title and paper, or between paragraphs! *

* DOES need to be 12 point font, times new roman, with 1” margins still * DOES need to continue the last name/page # in the right header * DOES NOT need a new left header with your name, instructor’s name, course, etc. * DOES need a hanging indent for the second and following lines of citation * DOES need a centered title, Works Cited – do not underline, bold, or italicize the title *

NO URL LINKS IN YOUR CITATIONS!

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**Notice that there are no extra spaces between citations. Citations are also in alphabetical order.

* **The page number on your WC page corresponds to the last page of your written work. For example, if you write a three page paper, then your WC page is number four. [This student wrote a 22 page paper.]

* MLA style requires brief citation information to be included in the text of the paper OR in parentheses following a quotation, summary, or paraphrase. * Check out the OWL PURDUE WRITING LAB if you want to double-check your works cited page and/or essay citations.

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* Author is quoted or paraphrased but not named in your sentence

(MLA Handbook 6.2).

* It may be true that “in the appreciation of medieval art the attitude of the observer is of primary importance…” (Robert 136).

* Author is quoted or paraphrased and is named in the text (MLA

Handbook 6.3).

* Quote: Sigmund Freud states that “a dream is a fulfillment of a wish” (154). * Paraphrase: Smith developed the argument in his 1997 book (185 91).

* Author is quoted or paraphrased and is named in the text but the quoted work has no page numbers (MLA Handbook 6.4.1). * Mr. Chan, professor of Asian studies at the University of Texas, considers the same topic in the context of Hong Kong cinema.

* A work with no author (listed by title) is quoted or paraphrased (MLA

Handbook 6.4.4).

* New York Times editorial called Ralph Ellison “a writer of universal reach” (“Death” 18).

* If you choose to paraphrase, be sure that you are actually putting the information in your own words—otherwise it is not paraphrasing. * A citation is still required for paraphrasing. * Example: * Fact: 29% of cell owners describe their cell phone as “something they can’t imagine living without.” * Paraphrase: In a recent survey of those who own cell phones, about 29% claim their device is an item they cannot function without (Pew Research Center). *