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L. Bennett

AP Literature, 5th period

15 August 2014

Center the Title

Indent with the “tab” button (not just 5 spaces) and begin! The entire paper should be double spaced, and do NOT put an extra space between paragraphs.

ALL the papers that you turn in this year need to be done using MLA formatting. It is essential that you master this style so that you know it like the back of your hand. Here are the basics, which can also be found on pg. 620-1 in the Harbrace Handbook.

• Double Spaced, 1 in. Margins

• Times New Roman, size 12

• Heading on the Top Left: Name, Teacher, Class, Date (European Style)

• Running Header in Top Right: Last Name and page #

• Indent paragraphs

• Cite line/page numbers in parentheses.

Here are the detailed directions for the underlined items:

Running Header

To insert a Header in MS Word:

1) Select the “View” menu (or the "Insert" tab in newer versions).

2) Select “Header” and a box will open at the top of your page.

3) Hit TAB Twice to align the cursor to the right.

4) Type your Last Name, hit the Space bar

5) Click the "#" Button to Automatically Paginate (page #) OR

on MS Word Online, choose the right aligned # from the Page Number box.

Internal Citations

When using quotes from the poem or text, you should always indicate the line or page number where you found the quote.

1) Put the citation at the END of the sentence, right before the period (NOT directly after the quote).

2) If you are writing about only ONE work, and you have already mentioned the title, then you only need to use the page/line number. Example: (12).

3) If you are writing about more than one work, then you need to use the writer’s LAST name and the line number. Example: (Milton 12).

4) Do NOT use commas – there should not be any punctuation inside the parentheses.

5) If using two works by the same author, use a shortened version of the title of each work. Example: (Paradise 12)

Tips for Writing about Literature:

• Use the author’s LAST name to refer to him/her.

• Quotations around a poem or short story: “The Raven”

• Underline or Italics for novels: Frankenstein

• Use an ellipsis to indicate a break in a quote, but NOT at the beginning or end: “Ring around the rosie…ashes to ashes.”

• Use brackets to indicate that you have changed a verb tense, a pronoun, or added a word to make a quote flow with your sentence:

“Parting is such sweet sorrow that [they] should say goodnight”

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