MLA Format

Last Name page #

Your First and Last Name

Mrs. or Ms. Sharon Aiken

English 1101 - 

Date Due or Typed

Title

          Just as all fields or disciplines of study have their respective style or format, so does English.

 It is worth noting that a paper written for a history class may require the Chicago style; a paper 

written for social science or education may require APA format. If a paper is required in a class, it 

is vital that the student inquire which type of format is required, if he/she is not told. Knowing how 

to correctly present an essay in MLA format is expected in ALL English classes at Middle Georgia 

State College, as well as other colleges and universities throughout Georgia and the U.S. Once 

students know which type of format is required, it is his/her responsibility to apply the style or 

arrangement to his/her own paper.

          This is (roughly) what a paper in MLA format looks like. Variation from any of the followng can cost points. Further assistance can be found in your text on page 735 or  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

•        Margins - 1" all round
•     Font - 12 pt. plain font
•     Header - 1/2" from top of page on right hand side
•        Heading - first line of left margin
•        Title - still in plain 12 pt. font, double-spaced below heading
•        Spacing - double space the entire paper from header to last page
•    DO NOT use extra space between paragraphs; 
•    DO NOT single space body paragraphs
•    DO indent ALL paragraphs.