The following formatting rules can be found in the MLA Style Center.
- Format your paper with 1 inch margins on all sides.
- Select an easily readable font (e.g. 12 point, Times New Roman)
- Double-space the entire paper. This should include text and the list of works cited.
- Indent the first line of each paragraph one inch from the margin.
- At the top left margin of the first page, type your name, your instructor’s name, the course number, and the date.
- Type the title of your paper in the top, center of the first page following the standard rules for titles in MLA Style.
- Include your last name and page numbers, consecutively on all pages in the upper right-hand corner.
- Include a list of works cited beginning on a new page at the end of your paper.
