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Use the Tab key to indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin.Ħ) Set up a Works Cited page (The Works Cited page is a list of all the sources cited in your paper): The title is not bolded, underlined, or italicized.ĥ) Start your text on the same page. The due day (day/month/year, Ex: 11 August 2011)Ĥ) On the fifth line, center your title.The professor’s name (Ex: Professor Steve Price).Your name (First name + Last name, Ex: Lingshan Song).Make sure the header is in Times New Roman size 12 font and the header should appear on every page of your paper.ģ) In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list the following information:.Type your last name next to the page number and leave one space between your last name and the page number, then double click.Go to Insert, click Page Number and choose Plain number 3 under Top of Page.MLA (Modern Language Association) style is commonly used to write papers and cite sources in English and foreign language courses, as well as in other disciplines in the humanities.ġ) Follow all basic rules mentioned above.Ģ) 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. Chapter 14: Writing Activities for ESL Writersġ) Set the margins of your paper to be 1 inch on all sides (go to “margins” under “page layout” )Ĥ) Make sure your paper is double-spaced and that the before and after boxes both read 0 (go to Paragraph and then look under Spacing.)ĥ) You text should be aligned left (also go to Paragraph and look under General.)Ħ) Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin.Chapter 9: A(n)/The/Ø Article About Articles.Chapter 8: Meeting in the Middle: Bridging the Construction of Meaning with Generation 1.5 Learners.
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