MLA Style for Writing: Paper Formatting

A paper formatted according MLA Style must:

• have 1" margins (the space between the text and the edge of paper) all around the text
• be double-spaced
• have a legible, size 12 font (MLA recommends Times New Roman, but fonts like Verdana and Trebuchet are more legible for people with visual disabilities)
• include your name, your instructor’s name, the course number, and the date on separate lines in the upper left hand corner of your first page
• include, on the line after the date, the title of your paper centered on the page in title capitalization
• include a page header (see below)
• have the first line of each new paragraph indented .5"
• include at least two major sections:
  • main body
  • works cited list (see Works Cited tab above)

Your header should appear at the top of every page of your paper and it should include your last name, followed by a page number (flush right).