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This resource contains a sample MLA paper that adheres to the 2016 updates. To download the MLA sample paper, click this link.
Essays were selected as examples of excellent student writing that use MLA style for citing sources. Essays have been lightly edited. If your institution subscribes to MLA Handbook Plus, you can access annotated versions of the essays published from 2022 to 2024.
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The main guidelines for formatting a paper in MLA style are as follows: Use an easily readable font like 12 pt Times New Roman; Set 1 inch page margins; Apply double line spacing; Include a four-line MLA heading on the first page; Center the paper’s title; Indent every new paragraph ½ inch; Use title case capitalization for headings
For starters, the essay is in MLA format. That means it follows the style manual of the Modern Language Association, which tells you how to format the paper itself and every source you cite. You’ll also see notes like how long a paragraph should be, how to use commas properly, and how to correctly punctuate a title.
This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (9th ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
This guide follows the 9th edition (the most recent) of the MLA Handbook, published by the Modern Language Association in 2021. To cite sources in MLA style, you need. In-text citations that give the author’s last name and a page number. A list of Works Cited that gives full details of every source.