Reliable Resource
Use the link below for help with MLA Format
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01
Heading
Format Example
Your Name Joe Smith
Mrs. Capocci / Miss Costantini Mrs. Capocci / Miss Costantini
Literacy Literacy
DD Month Year 09 September 2013
Note: The heading begins one inch from the top of the first page, is flush with the left margin and is double-spaced..
Your Name Joe Smith
Mrs. Capocci / Miss Costantini Mrs. Capocci / Miss Costantini
Literacy Literacy
DD Month Year 09 September 2013
Note: The heading begins one inch from the top of the first page, is flush with the left margin and is double-spaced..
Header
Last Name (followed by a space) Page Number
Example: Capocci 2
Note: The header starts on the second page of your writing and is located in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin.
Example: Capocci 2
Note: The header starts on the second page of your writing and is located in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin.
Titles
The title of your writing is to be centered on the page and should not be underlined, printed in italics, put in all capital letters, or in quotation marks. Follow the rules for capitalization and underlining words in text when typing titles.
Example: The Day was Right and the Color was White
Example: The Day was Right and the Color was White
In-Text Citations
Known Author
All in-text citations require the author's last name and page number be cited in parentheses at the end of the sentence prior to the punctuation mark (Your period comes last).
Unknown Author
All in-text citations require the title (in quotation marks) and the page number to be cited in parentheses at the end of the sentence prior to the punctuation mark (Your period comes last).
All in-text citations require the author's last name and page number be cited in parentheses at the end of the sentence prior to the punctuation mark (Your period comes last).
Unknown Author
All in-text citations require the title (in quotation marks) and the page number to be cited in parentheses at the end of the sentence prior to the punctuation mark (Your period comes last).
