[Your First and Last Name]

SPACING:

Mrs. Denson

You should double space your paper. This includes the heading,

English [grade], Period [insert yours]

title, and between paragraphs. Rather than pressing “enter” at the end of

[Date written out]

each line, please set the spacing to “double.” Do not “double-double” space MLA Format for Essay

DAILY ASSIGNMENTS TO BE TURNED IN FOR GRADING:

between paragraphs. HEADING:

All assignments will have the above heading on them to receive full

In the upper left corner of your paper, please put the information as

credit. Handwritten assignments will be done on lined, 3-hole punched paper

shown above. Make certain you capitalize when necessary, proper

with pencil, blue or black ink. The holes in the paper will be down the left side.

punctuation, write out the date, etc. Enter to the title which is centered. Make

Heading will begin on the top line and be written on each line thereafter. Skip

certain you capitalize the first letter of each word as shown above. Enter to

one line and center the title of the assignment. Skip one line and begin the

begin your paper. (Again, do not “double-double” space between paragraphs

assignment.

or headings.) COMPUTER-GENERATED PAPERS

HEADER:

FONT TYPE AND SIZE: For essays and papers submitted to the teacher for grading, you

If you have multiple pages, you should have a header stating your last name and page numbers (these should change as your pages change).

must use ARIAL font. You may only use 12 pt. font size. All other fonts

Please set this to be flush right on your paper.

and/or sizes will have points deducted.

TAB:

MARGINS: You should set all margins at 1”. This is all four sides of your document.

Your paragraphs should be indented one tab (0.5”). These are the default settings on most computers so you shouldn’t have to adjust them. Do not skip lines between paragraphs.