Your title is
simply the
name of your
tribe. Center it
one-third from
the top, which
is roughly 15
lines down the
page.
The Cherokee
You might feel
tempted to
decorate your
cover with a
picture or some
clipart.
DON’T.
Put your name,
you teacher’s
name, the
course, and the
due date here
(in that order
and style).
Center it twothirds from the
top. (Roughly
leave 15 lines
between the
title and your
name.) This
information
should be
double-spaced.
Ima Student
Dr. Hartnell
U.S. & Global History 1
The font should
be 12-point,
Times New
Roman.
26 Nov. 2011
It will feel unusual to write the date out in this manner, however, this is
the “scholarly” way to record such information. While we are used to
writing November 26, 2011, the proper way is to list the day first, the
month second (in its abbreviated form), and the year last.
YOUR last name with the page number following it should appear in the upper right-hand
corner of this page and ALL pages that follow. Since your paper is already set to be
double-spaced, all you need to do is hit the “Enter” key ONCE to ensure the proper
spacing between the page number and your name.
Ima Student
Dr. Hartnell
U.S. & Global History 1
Student 1
Your name, your teacher’s
name, the course, and the
due date (in that order and
style) are listed to the left
and double spaced on the
first page ONLY.
26 Nov. 2011
The Cherokee
Like with the cover, your title is just the name
of your tribe. It needs to be centered on the
page. After typing your title, hit the “Enter”
key ONCE and begin your text.
This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned
in on time. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned
in on time. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time (Walker 6).
This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned
in on time. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time (Webster interview). This is the text
of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully
written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper.
It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text
of your Native American Research Paper (Daniels 18).
These citations are explained on the next page.
Like with
the cover,
all text will
be 12point,
Times New
Roman
font and
doublespaced.
Begin by
indenting
one full
space by
hitting the
“Tab” key.
The
margins
are to be
the default
setting that
appears
when you
open a new
Word
Processing
Document.
DON’T try
to cheat
and alter
them. It
will be very
obvious if
your
margins
have been
tampered
with!
Your last name and the page number will again appear to the right. Since your paper is
already set to be double-spaced, all you need to do is hit the “Enter” key ONCE to ensure
the proper spacing between the page number and the first line of text.
When you
use a quote
that is
longer
than four
lines, it
needs to be
pulled out
and set
apart from
the regular
text. You
do this by
hitting the
“Tab” key
an extra
time. If this
quote is in
the middle
of a
paragraph,
just
continue
the next
line of text
after the
quote and
without
indenting.
Notice that
you do
NOT use
quote
marks with
these big
quotes!
Despite its
size, make
sure to
DOUBLE
space this
quote!
Student 2
This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned
in on time. “This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time” (Walker 57). This is the text of
your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written,
and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper (Parker
88). This is the text of your Native American Research Paper:
This is a very long quote because it is over four lines of text. As such, it
should be indented, justified, and written without any quote marks. This is
a very long quote because it is over four lines of text. As such, it should be
indented, justified, and written without any quote marks. This is a very
long quote because it is over four lines of text. (Chambers 163)
This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be beautifully written (Walker 58).
This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
If you use
a direct
quote from
any source,
make sure
to put it in
quote
marks (“ ”)
and cite
your
source
right after
it by listing
the
author’s
name and
the page
number
from which
it came.
NO comma
is used
between
the
author’s
name and
the page
number.
Also be
sure to
place the
info
AFTER
the last
quote mark
but
BEFORE
the period
to end the
sentence.
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned
in on time (Chambers 215).
Recent editions of MLA suggest giving credit in the text rather than in footnotes or endnotes. This can be done by inserting
the appropriate information (usually the author’s name and the page number) in parentheses after the words or ideas
borrowed from another source. If you are citing a Web source in your text, do NOT list out the URL. Instead, use the last
name of the author of the web site (understand there may not be a page number to accompany it). If there is NO author,
use a shortened title of the Web Site (full title “The Impact of Global Warming in North America”; shortened title “Impact
of Global Warming). Make sure to place these where a pause would naturally occur to avoid disrupting the flow of your
writing (usually at the end of a sentence or paragraph). You need to list the source’s complete information in your “Works
Cited” section.
While your “Works Cited” page doesn’t count toward your “total page” requirement,
make sure to put your last name and page number to the right. Hit the “Enter” key
ONCE, type “Works Cited”, center it, hit “Enter” again, and start listing your sources.
Student 6
Works Cited
Put all of
your
sources in
order
according
to the
alphabet.
Make sure
to indent
one “Tab”
key space if
you have to
go to a
second
line. You
can
underline
or use
italics
when
writing out
magazine,
newspaper,
Internet, or
book titles.
Be sure to
double
space all
entries,
even the
ones that
require a
second
line.
Bagchi, Alaknanda. “Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta
Devil’s Bashai Tudu.” Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature 15.1 (1996): 41-50. Print.
Brubaker, Bill. “New Health Center Targets Country’s Uninsured Patients.” Washington
Post 24 May 2007: B01. Print.
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Learner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston:
Allyn, 2000. Print.
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.
“Hawaii Drunk Driving Statistics.” Alcohol Alert. KeRo, 2009. Web. 17 Mar. 2009.
“Ideology.” The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed. 1997. Print.
Junge, Wolfgang, and Nathan Nelson. “Nature’s Rotary Electromotors.” Science 29 Apil.
2005: 642-44. Science Online. Web. 5 Mar. 2009.
Landau, Elizabeth. “CDC: Swine Flu Viruses in U.S. and Mexico Match.” CNN
Health.com. Cable News Network, 25 Apr. 2009. Web. 17 June 2009.
Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical
Journal 50.1 (2007): 173-96. ProQuest. Web. 27 May 2009.
“Norwegian Pirate Whaling Fleet.” Sea Shepherd. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society,
2009. Web. 17 June 2009. <http:www.seashepherd.org/whales/Norway.html>.
Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close Call.” Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.
Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000.
Here’s the same example of the paper. It has been cleaned up and doesn’t have all
the hint boxes. From a visual standpoint, it shows you how your paper should, at
least, look.
The Cherokee
Ima Student
Dr. Hartnell
U.S. & Global History 1
26 Nov. 2011
Student 1
Ima Student
Dr. Hartnell
U.S. & Global History 1
26 Nov. 2011
The Cherokee
This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned
in on time. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned
in on time. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time (Walker 6).
This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned
in on time. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time (Webster interview). This is the text
of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully
written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper.
It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text
of your Native American Research Paper (Daniels 18).
Student 2
This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned
in on time. “This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time” (Walker 57). This is the text of
your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written,
and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper (Parker
88). This is the text of your Native American Research Paper:
This is a very long quote because it is over four lines of text. As such, it
should be indented, justified, and written without any quote marks. This is
a very long quote because it is over four lines of text. As such, it should be
indented, justified, and written without any quote marks. This is a very
long quote because it is over four lines of text. (Chambers 163)
This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. It will be beautifully written (Walker 58).
This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully
researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of your Native
American Research Paper. This is the text of your Native American Research Paper. It
will be carefully researched, beautifully written, and turned in on time. This is the text of
your Native American Research Paper. It will be carefully researched, beautifully written,
and turned in on time (Chambers 215).
Student 6
Works Cited
Bagchi, Alaknanda. “Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta
Devil’s Bashai Tudu.” Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature 15.1 (1996): 41-50. Print.
Brubaker, Bill. “New Health Center Targets Country’s Uninsured Patients.” Washington
Post 24 May 2007: B01. Print.
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Learner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston:
Allyn, 2000. Print.
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.
“Hawaii Drunk Driving Statistics.” Alcohol Alert. KeRo, 2009. Web. 17 Mar. 2009.
“Ideology.” The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed. 1997. Print.
Junge, Wolfgang, and Nathan Nelson. “Nature’s Rotary Electromotors.” Science 29 Apil.
2005: 642-44. Science Online. Web. 5 Mar. 2009.
Landau, Elizabeth. “CDC: Swine Flu Viruses in U.S. and Mexico Match.” CNN
Health.com. Cable News Network, 25 Apr. 2009. Web. 17 June 2009.
Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical
Journal 50.1 (2007): 173-96. ProQuest. Web. 27 May 2009.
“Norwegian Pirate Whaling Fleet.” Sea Shepherd. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society,
2009. Web. 17 June 2009. <http:www.seashepherd.org/whales/Norway.html>.
Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close Call.” Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.
Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000.