MLA Guidelines

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MLA Guidelines
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MLA GuidelinesWill instruct you to not make a
title page for your paper unless specifically
requested. They will also advise you to always
follow your instructor's guidelines.
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Mr. Joyets GuidelinesRequire you to make a
title or cover page for your essays. For more
information on Mr. Joyets guidelines see
Requirements for Major Writing Assignments...
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The TitleThe title is centered and only
significant words are in CAPS!
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The HeaderContains the first two words of the
title and page number.
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Citing in the Text
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The CitationNo comma after authors name and a
period follows the citation.
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The Citation ExHis life in Corinth would have
been long and prosperous, and Thebes would have
lived on under King Laius (Walter 17).
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Citation with 2 authorsComma after first
authors, but not the second name and a period
follows the citation.
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Citation Ex with 2The unexamined life was one
that was in the dark, unknown as to what fate
lied beyond every turn and irony of living
(Dede, Monroe 212).
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The Second CitationWhen you have a second
citation, from the same source, following the
first you need only include the page number.
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Second Citation Ex So what Socrates had
meant, that the life which was not rich with self
exploration and reflection was not worth living,
was indeed different than its application in
terms of Oedipus, who's life was unexamined, yet
complete (214).
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The Extended CitationIf your citation is more
than four typed lines you must indent an
additional inch on the left side on a new line.
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Extended Citation Exprophecy, and all would
have lived on in a relative peace and tranquility
(Walter xii). As stated in The Questions
in Oedipus Rex, Once examining these aspects
of the relationship between the quote and
Oedipus Rex, we can come to a final examination
of its implications. The question which was
addressed, that of the value of the examined
life, can be answered. Indeed, if Oedipus had
not ventured beyond the protective walls of his
adopted home, would anything such as what
occurred in the play ever have transpired? If
Oedipus had not pursued that answers to the
mysteries that plagued him, despite the pleading
warnings of Jöcasta, in fact his life would have
been contented and happy. Instead, he follows
the Socratic method of explanation and
discovery, and proceeds down the path pain and
distraught (920-921).
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The Extended CitationList only the page
numbers at the end, if you cite the source at the
top.
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Extended Citation Exprophecy, and all would
have lived on in a relative peace and tranquility
(Walter xii). As stated in The Questions
in Oedipus Rex, Once examining these aspects
of the relationship between the quote and
Oedipus Rex, we can come to a final examination
of its implications. The question which was
addressed, that of the value of the examined
life, can be answered. Indeed, if Oedipus had
not ventured beyond the protective walls of his
adopted home, would anything such as what
occurred in the play ever have transpired? If
Oedipus had not pursued that answers to the
mysteries that plagued him, despite the pleading
warnings of Jöcasta, in fact his life would have
been contented and happy. Instead, he follows
the Socratic method of explanation and
discovery, and proceeds down the path pain and
distraught (920-921).
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