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MLA Format, Tips, and ExamplesJohn Doe
Ms. Robinson
English III
16 August 2000
This is the way all MLA style papers should look. They must be typed, double-spaced, with no extra spaces between paragraphs. There should be a header in the right-hand corner that includes your last name and page number. The program you type your paper in will have an insert header function. Under your header, in the left-hand corner of the paper will be your name, followed by your teacher or professor's name, then the class name, and the date. Your title should be centered, and then you start your introductory paragraph right below the title. Remember that your thesis statement is usually the last sentence of introduction (which can be longer than one paragraph.) Good Luck.
A few things you should consider as you write your paper are listed below.
1. Do not use contractions in formal essays.
2. Always use 3rd person narrative; no 1st person opinions are necessary.
3. Always document your sources. (Robinson 22)
4. The paper must have a title.
5. Never end a sentence with a preposition.
6. Read the paper aloud to catch mistakes.
7. Try to eliminate as much passive voice as possible.
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1. Book, One Author - MLA
Magnuson, James. Ghost Dancing. New York: Doubleday, 1989.
Parenthetical Note: (Magnuson 26)
2. Book, Two or Three Authors or Editors - MLA
Cassata, Mary, and Thomas Skill. Life on Daytime Television: Tuning in American Social Drama. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1983.
Parenthetical Note: (Cassata and Skill 76-77)
3. Book, Edited - Focus on the Editor - MLA
Noyes, George R., ed. The Poetical Works of John Dryden. By John Dryden. Boston: Houghton, 1950.
Parenthetical Note: (Noyes v-vi)
4. Book, Edited - Focus on the Original Author - MLA
Dryden, John. Of Dramatic Poesy and Other Critical Essays. Ed. George Watson.
2 vols. Everyman's Library 568-69. London: Dent, 1962.
Parenthetical Note: (Dryden 1: 92)
5. Book Written by a Group - MLA
Reader's Digest. Fix it Yourself Manual. Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest, 1977.
Parenthetical Note: (Reader's Digest 54-55)
6. Work , Multivolume - MLA
Barker, Nancy Nichols. The French Legationin Texas. Vol. 1. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1971. 2 vols.
Parenthetical Note: (Barker 17-18)
7. Book, a Colletion or Anthology - MLA
DeBell, Garrett, ed. The Environmental Handbook. New York: Ballantine, 1970.
Parenthetical Note: (DeBell xiv- xv)
8. Work Within a Collection or Anthology - MLA
Erlich, Paul. "Too Many People." The Environmental Handbook. Ed. Garrett DeBell. New York: Ballantine, 1970. 219-32.
Parenthetical Note: (Erlich 219)
9. Article in a Weekly or Biweekly Magazine - MLA
Lindberg, Tod. "The World According to Moyers." National Review 10 Mar. 1889: 22-25.
Parenthetical Note: (Linberg 23)
10. Article in a Monthly Magazine - Author Named - MLA
Graham, Don. "When Myths Collide." Texas Monthly. Jan. 1986: 42+.
Parenthetical Note: (Graham 98)
11. Article in a Monthly Magazine - Author Not Named - MLA
"Engineered Plants Resist Herbicide." High Technology. Jan. 1986: 9.
Parenthetical Note: ("Engineered Plants" 9)
12. Article in a Newspaper - Author Named - MLA
Branson, Louise. "Soviet TV Changing." The Dallas Morning News 13 Jan. 1986: Al +:
Parenthetical Note: (Branson 4)
13.Article in a Newspaer - Author Not Named - MLA
"Nervous Robber Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Mouth." Houston Chronicle.15 Jan. 1986, state final ed., sec. 1: 17
Parenthetical Note: ("Nervous Robber" 17)
14. Editorial in a Newspaper - MLA
"How to Honor Dr. King - and When." Editorial. The New York Times 15 Jan. 1986, sec. A: 23.
Parenthetical Note: ("Hoe to Honor" 23)
15. Reference Work or Encyclopedia (Familiar) - MLA
Benedict, Roger William. "Northwest Passage." Encyclopedia Brittanica: Macropaedia. 1974 ed.
Parenthetical Note: (Benedict)
16. Reference Work (Less Familiar) -MLA
Kovesi, Julius. "Hungarian Philosophy" The Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Ed. Paul Edwards. 8 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1967.
Parenthetical Note: (Kovesi)
17. Government Document - MLA
United States. Cong. Joint Committee on Printing. 1985-86 Official Congressional Directory. 99th Cong., 1st sess. Washington: GPO, 1985.
Parenthetical Note: (United States. Cong. Joint Committee on Printing 182-84)
18. Movie - MLA
Tender Mercies. Dir. Bruce Beresford. With Robert Duvall and Tess Harper. EMI Films, 1983.
Parenthetical Note: (Tender Mercies)
19. Television Program - MLA
"Mood Music." Prod. Peter Schindler. Dir. Matthew Diamond. With Jamie Lee Curtis and Richard Lewis. Anything But Love. ABC. KVUE, Austin. 25 Oct. 1989.
Parenthetical Note: ("Mood Music")
20. Interview, Personal - MLA
Michener, James. Personal Interview. 4 Oct. 1984.
Parenthetical Note: Refer to the interview in the body of your essay rather than in a parenthetical note.
Ex. In an interview, James Michener explained ......
21. Online Newspaper Article -MLA
Barayuga, Debra. "Verdict in Uyesugi Trial Prompts New Stage of Grief."
Star Bulletin.com 15 June 2000. 6 Nov. 2000.
<http://starbulletin.com/2000/06/15/news/story3.html>;.
Parenthetical Note: (Barayuga 1)
22. Online Magazine Article -MLA
Youmans, Susanne. "Henry Lee Returns." Popular Science. 10 Oct. 2000.
6 Nov. 2000. <http://www.popsci.com/news/10102000_sleuth.html>;.
23. Website, Professional or Personal- MLA
Dinosaurs in Hawaii? Honolulu Community College. 6 Nov. 2000
<http//www.hcc.hawaii.edu/dinos/dinos.1.html>;.
Parenthetical Note: (Dinosaurs)
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