Below you will find a sample MLA Formatted Paper. MLA stands for Modern Language Association, and while there are other means of formatting papers for different disciplines, MLA is the go-to format for all ELA papers.
The BHS English Department will only accept typed/handwritten papers that have been written in MLA format. You will be introduced to MLA in August of your freshman year and you will use it for the remainder of your high school and college (and post-college) career.
Please read over the document below and use it to compare your own work with for accuracy.
The BHS English Department will only accept typed/handwritten papers that have been written in MLA format. You will be introduced to MLA in August of your freshman year and you will use it for the remainder of your high school and college (and post-college) career.
Please read over the document below and use it to compare your own work with for accuracy.
While the above documents all that must be done for MLA formatting a WORD document, for those of you who use Google Docs will find that there is a template available to MLA Reports, which will allow you to use a pre-made document that will ensure a perfectly formatted paper.
Pay attention to the above citations. Note that when an author's last name is provided, we use the author's last name and page number to cite our source, i.e. (Burckhardt and Morris 410).
Note that the period of the sentence cited comes AFTER the citation.
When an author's name is not provided, you will use the title of the article and the page number where you got your information from. Bear in mind that the article title must go in quotations, i.e. ("Singular and Plural" 16).
Note AGAIN that the period of the sentence cited still comes AFTER the citation.
Note that the period of the sentence cited comes AFTER the citation.
When an author's name is not provided, you will use the title of the article and the page number where you got your information from. Bear in mind that the article title must go in quotations, i.e. ("Singular and Plural" 16).
Note AGAIN that the period of the sentence cited still comes AFTER the citation.