The Body of the Paper
Posted by Tom Fasano on January 12, 2012 – 7:25 pmEssays should be stapled or paper clipped in the upper left corner. Most instructors don’t like binders or plastic covers, so don’t use them. Print essays on white 81/2 x 11 paper. Print on only one side of the page in black ink. Use a readable typeface such as Times Roman, which has a high [Read More...]
Formatting the Paper
Posted by Tom Fasano on January 12, 2012 – 10:33 amMLA Style The Modern Language Association (MLA) has established and promoted a citation style used throughout the humanities. Instead of traditional footnotes and endnotes, it uses parenthetical citations such as (Mencken 328). Parenthetical citations should be as brief as possible. For example, to cite an entire book, just insert (Mencken) at the end of a [Read More...]
