All typed assignments in literature class must conform to the MLA format.  Failure to do so will result in lost points for the assignment. Please don’t be lazy.  This is a common format to all high school English courses and college English, History, and other humanities courses.  Similar formats are used for science papers.

Example Page 2

Example Page 1

• Double-space the text of your paper, and use Times Roman. The font size should be 12 pt.
• Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides. Indent the first line of a paragraph one half-inch (five spaces or press tab once) from the left margin.
• Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin if your paper is more than one page.
• Use a heading (double spaced like rest of page) that includes:  your name, teacher’s name, class (title and period), and date (use due date).

You can download the two pictures here: Paper Format Page 1, Paper Format Page 2

Useful links:

• Detailed MLA instructions
• Detailed sample paper
• Citation generator