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Writing the Persuasive Essay
MLA Format Rules
MLA In-Text Citation Guide
MLA Sample Essays:
#1 "A Call to Action"
#2 "Performance enhancement through Biotechnology"
#3 "The Transformation of Mrs. Peters"
#4 "Online Monitoring"
#5 "Preserving Yellowstone's Winter Wilderness
MLA Citation Guide: Works Cited
1. The Works Cited page is the last page of the research paper and should be titled Works Cited (no quotation marks or underscore) in the top center portion of the page.
2. Double-space the entire page. Do not add extra space between entries. Use one space after each punctuation mark. For each source listed, begin the first line at the left-hand margin and indent five spaces for each line that follows.
3. Arrange each entry alphabetically by the first word in each entry. The first word may be the author’s last name or the first significant word in the title. (Words such as “a,” “an,” or “the” that begin titles are not considered significant words by which to alphabetize entries.)
*The first word of the entry (last name or title) should match what is cited within the text.
4. Italicize the titles of books and periodicals. Titles of articles (as well as other short works such as poems and short stories) are enclosed in quotation marks.
MLA Format Rules
MLA In-Text Citation Guide
MLA Sample Essays:
#1 "A Call to Action"
#2 "Performance enhancement through Biotechnology"
#3 "The Transformation of Mrs. Peters"
#4 "Online Monitoring"
#5 "Preserving Yellowstone's Winter Wilderness
MLA Citation Guide: Works Cited
1. The Works Cited page is the last page of the research paper and should be titled Works Cited (no quotation marks or underscore) in the top center portion of the page.
2. Double-space the entire page. Do not add extra space between entries. Use one space after each punctuation mark. For each source listed, begin the first line at the left-hand margin and indent five spaces for each line that follows.
3. Arrange each entry alphabetically by the first word in each entry. The first word may be the author’s last name or the first significant word in the title. (Words such as “a,” “an,” or “the” that begin titles are not considered significant words by which to alphabetize entries.)
*The first word of the entry (last name or title) should match what is cited within the text.
4. Italicize the titles of books and periodicals. Titles of articles (as well as other short works such as poems and short stories) are enclosed in quotation marks.