MLA Reports

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MLA Reports
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What does MLA stand for?

• Modern Language Association of America
• Widely used by scholars and student research
  papers
• Has several distinct features

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Margins and Page numbers

• Margins
• 1 top, bottom, and sides
• Page number on ALL pages
• Right margin
• Page number follows writers last name
• Hall 1

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Spacing

• Entire report is double spaced!
• This included the Works Cited page
• Long quotations are also double spaced

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First page Information

• DOES NOT include a title page
• Information normally found on the title page is
  found on the first page of the report
• Keyed at the LEFT margin and double spaced

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Setting up the first page

• Left Margin and Double Spaced
• Writers Name
• Instructors Name
• Course Title
• Date

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Works Cited Page

• Same rules as with bound/unbound reports
• Alphabetical order by last name
• Separate page
• Margins the same (1 all sides)
• Hanging Indent