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research paper example mla

research paper example mla

Finished your assignment? Use this checklist to be sure you haven’t missed any information needed for MLA style.
It can be used as a template to set up your assignment.

Click the pictures below for more examples and MLA formatting tips.

  • Format your paper with 1 inch margins on all sides.
  • Select an easily readable font (e.g. 12 point, Times New Roman)
  • Double-space the entire paper. This should include text and the list of works cited.
  • Indent the first line of each paragraph one inch from the margin.
  • At the top left margin of the first page, type your name, your instructor’s name, the course number, and the date.
  • Type the title of your paper in the top, center of the first page following the standard rules for titles in MLA Style.
  • Include your last name and page numbers, consecutively on all pages in the upper right-hand corner.
  • Include a list of works cited beginning on a new page at the end of your paper.

Research paper example mla
Click on the link above to be taken to the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University. The OWL has information on how to format your papers, craft your citations, and provides tutorials on how to do everything in between.
Things to know before you begin:

Center the title on the next line. Follow the rules for capitalization. Do not italicize, underline, or bold the title. An exception is when your title includes a title. Example: The Attitude toward Violence in A Clockwork Orange
Leave 1 inch margins on the top, bottom, and each side.

Leave 1 inch margins on the top, bottom, and each side.
Indent the next line and begin typing your text.

  • Have you given credit to other sources when you’ve quoted and/or paraphrased throughout your paper?
  • Are the in-text citations properly constructed according to MLA style?
  • Does every in-text citation have a complete, matching citation in your Works Cited List?

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Reference:

http://researchguides.scc.losrios.edu/mla-style-guide/formatting-full-paper
http://library.wcc.hawaii.edu/ENG271/MLAformat
http://getlibraryhelp.highlands.edu/c.php?g=635153&p=4442649
http://getlibraryhelp.highlands.edu/c.php?g=635153&p=4442649
http://libguides.tncc.edu/c.php?g=764427&p=5486581
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Research-Introduction