Paper Format
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Page Layout.
All papers should be
- typed or word-processed
- double-spaced,
- and use one-inch margins all around.
Headings.
Do not use a title page!
On the first page of your text, place a heading in the upper-right
hand corner according to the following model.
Your Name
English [course number]
Dr. Hawkins
[Date]
On second and all subsequent pages, type your last name and page number in the upper-right hand corner:
Last Name #
Titles.
Titles should indicate the text you are discussing as well as
your approach to that text: "Disguise in She stoops to
Conquer" or "'I see thee not': visual images in
Childe Harold III."
Typeface.
Use a standard font like Times New Roman 11, Times 12, Palatino
12, etc.
Presentation.
Place papers in a letter-size manila file folder. Include all
drafts, peer evaluations, and prewriting. Use reverse chronological
order, place the final version on top, followed by the most recent
draft, etc.
Formatting Source Materials
Cite all sources using MLA formats. This includes material from the text you are examining.
At its most basic, MLA requires that you offer that author's last name and a page number within parentheses at the end of a sentence: (Smith 42).
Remember that MLA is a sentence-by-sentence citation format, so every sentence that contains material from a source should be documented by a parenthetical citation.
If you need to review MLA formats, the Writing Center has a number of books that can help you.
Works Cited.
Each paper should also include a Works Cited list. This page lists full bibliographic citations (in MLA format) of all works referred to in the body of the text.
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Last revised 1.20.03
Questions: contact Ann R. Hawkins