Formatting Paper

General Guidelines for Formatting Paper

Type your paper or write it on a computer and print it on white,
standard-sized paper (8.5 X 11 inches).
Double-space your paper.
Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
Create a header that numbers pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. Omit number on the 1st page of your paper and title page, if there is one.
Do not justify the text; only left margin should be perfectly straight.

Formatting the Title Page (if required by teacher)

MLA style does not require a title page, but some teachers do. Title pages usually contain the title, your name, the teacher’s name, the specific class, and the date of submission. Here is a sample title page:

Center your catchy title so that it ends slightly above the mid-point of your page. A subtitle often describes the type of writing you have prepared. The title also should reflect your thesis statement.

Women of Desperation:
An Analysis of Three Plays: The Glass Menagerie, Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof, and A Streetcar Named Desire
by Tennessee Williams

Eleanor Rigby
U. S. History B
Period 3
Mr. Ron Bergevin
September 24, 2006