Creating a Research paper Using Modern Language Association

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Creating a Research paper Using Modern Language
AssociationMLA Documentation Style

• Introduction
• In both academic and business environment, you
  will be asked to write reports.
• Business reports range from proposal to cost
  justifications to five years plans to research
  findings.
• Academic reports focus mostly on research
  findings whether you are writing a business
  report or an academic report, you should follow a
  standard style when preparing it.

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Guidelines presented by the MLA

• Double space on all pages of the paper.
• Using one-inch top, bottom, left, and right
  margins.
• Indent the first word of each paragraph one-half
  inch from the left margin.
• At the right margin of each page, place a page
  number one- half inch from the top margin. On
  each page, precede the page number by your last
  name.

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Guidelines presented by the MLA

• The MLA style does not require a title page.
  Instead, place your name and course information
  in a block at the left margin beginning one inch
  from the top of the page.
• Center the title one double- space below your
  name and course information.
• In the body of the paper, place author references
  in parentheses with the page numbers of the
  referenced information.
• optional explanatory notes.

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Guidelines presented by the MLA

• The MLA style uses in text parenthetical citation
  instead of noting each source at the bottom of
  the page or at the end of the paper.
• In the MLA style, notes are used only for Two
  popular documentation style for research papers
  are the Modern Language Association of America
  (MLA) and American psychological Association
  (APA) style.
• The style you are required to use to prepare your
  final project report is MLA style.

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Guidelines presented by the MLA

• Position explanatory notes either at the bottom
  of the page as footnotes or at the end of the
  paper as endnotes.
• Indent the first line of each explanatory note
  one- half inch from the left margin.
• Place one space following the superscripted
  number before beginning the note text Double
  space the note text .At the end of the note
  text, you may list bibliographic information for
  further reference.

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Guidelines presented by the MLA

• The MLA style uses the term Work cited for the
  bibliographical references.
• The works cited page alphabetically lists works
  that are referenced directly in the paper.
• List works by each authors last name, or, if the
  authors name is not available, by the title of
  the work.

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Guidelines presented by the MLA

• Italized or underline the title of the work.
  Place the works cited on a separate numbered
  page.
• Center the title, Works Cited, one inch from the
  top margin. Double- space all lines. Begin the
  first line of each entry at the left margin,
  indenting subsequent lines of the same entry one
  half inch from the left margin.