essay written in mla format

Under Line Spacing, select “Double.”

To make sure that no hypertext links appear, click “Tools” and then “AutoCorrect Options” on the menu bar:

Most word processing programs automatically default to using one inch margins. Check the page settings section of the program to locate the margin size.
For a visual guide to MLA 8 citations, see our infographic .

Please note that the papers were lightly edited and that missing bibliographic information, such as page numbers, was supplied or invented for illustrative purposes.
The following essays, which won the 2019 MLA Student Paper Contest, provide models for organizing an argument and working with sources. They also demonstrate MLA documentation style and paper formatting. For more details, consult the MLA’s guidelines on formatting papers.

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Author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Format.

Let’s say that you used books only as your sources of information. You will want to list the sources in alphabetical order by the authors’ last name. For example, if you had two sources you would list them as follows:
Main, Jerry. Campside Sounds. Rice Press, 1992.

Refences:

http://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/
http://style.mla.org/sample-papers/
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/english/mlastyle.html
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/grammar-rules-and-tips/tips-on-writing-an-essay-mla-style.html
http://classroom.synonym.com/steps-writing-observation-paper-5855547.html