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What is a style guide?
All fields of study have had to agree on certain standards for their written publications. When their is a constant format writers can rely on certain conventions to make their writing better and have their sources easily identified. MLA stands for Modern Language Association--they define their style guide as follows: "MLA style for documentation is widely used in the humanities, especially in writing on language and literature. Generally simpler and more concise than other styles, MLA style features brief parenthetical citations in the text keyed to an alphabetical list of works cited that appears at the end of the work. |
MLA Format - NEW 8th edition (yay!)
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Use this template to help you build a citation! 
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For questions about MLA citations, parenthetical citations, or your works cited page Go to the Purdue Owl site!
To see an example of a MLA paper Click Here!
Download Ms. Morgan's Quick Guide of MLA changes and Works Cited examples
What's new in the 8th edition? Click here to see the major changes.
Here is how you build a NEW Works Cited citations See MLA.org or Purdue Owl
*More Works Cited Examples found here.
Book Example: Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher. Date.
Book Chapter Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Chapter Title". Title of Book. Publisher. Date. Pages used.
Article Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Article Title". Title of Journal/Newspaper. Volume number. Date. Pages used.
Webpage Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Article/Page Title". Title of Website. Website or Publisher. Date of last edit, URL.
Art or Photo Example: Artist Last Name, First Name. Title of the Piece. Date created, Location of the piece.
Print this if you want your own Works Cited worksheet.
SEE THIS Sample paper BELOW:
Last Name 1
Student Name
Teacher Doe
English 3
8 May 2015
Your Title Goes Here
This is an example of what a MLA paper should look like. Notice the heading and the header, which includes a page number. Always use
Times New Roman, size 12 font. Your margins should be 1 inch and the entire paper should be double spaced. The Works Cited should be on the
very last page and will be double spaced as well.
To see an example of a MLA paper Click Here!
Download Ms. Morgan's Quick Guide of MLA changes and Works Cited examples
What's new in the 8th edition? Click here to see the major changes.
Here is how you build a NEW Works Cited citations See MLA.org or Purdue Owl
*More Works Cited Examples found here.
Book Example: Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher. Date.
Book Chapter Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Chapter Title". Title of Book. Publisher. Date. Pages used.
Article Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Article Title". Title of Journal/Newspaper. Volume number. Date. Pages used.
Webpage Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Article/Page Title". Title of Website. Website or Publisher. Date of last edit, URL.
Art or Photo Example: Artist Last Name, First Name. Title of the Piece. Date created, Location of the piece.
Print this if you want your own Works Cited worksheet.
SEE THIS Sample paper BELOW:
Last Name 1
Student Name
Teacher Doe
English 3
8 May 2015
Your Title Goes Here
This is an example of what a MLA paper should look like. Notice the heading and the header, which includes a page number. Always use
Times New Roman, size 12 font. Your margins should be 1 inch and the entire paper should be double spaced. The Works Cited should be on the
very last page and will be double spaced as well.