MLA Format

  Last Name #

Your First and Last Name

Mrs. Sharon Aiken

English 1102

Date Due

Title

          ALL of  your essays, both in class and out of class, hand-written and composed on a 

keyboard, are to be submitted in MLA format, which includes a header, approximately one 

half-inch from the top on the right hand side, with your name and page number. (Pages should 

be numbered consecutively throughout the paper.)  Double space and provide the heading of  

four lines (see the example above), on the left-had side of the page. Double space and give 

the title. DO NOT bold-faced, italicize, underline, enlarge, or in any other way embellish the title. 

The title should NOT be the title of a story; you did not write the story; you are writing about the 

story; thus, the title of the story may be used in the title of your paper, but it cannot stand alone. 

Look in your text for examples.  The title should be in the same plain 12 pt. font as the paper. 

The entire paper should be double-spaced, in one of most frequently used, plain fonts. The font 

should NOT be in script.

If you are unfamiliar with MLA format, refer to Purdue OWL - MLA Formatting and Style Sheet  or your text for assistance.