Senior Project MLA Research Paper Outline (sample paper)

What happens if you delete words from the original quote?

1. insert an ellipsis, three periods with a space between and after each one

How should you use footnotes?

1. insert the footnote directly after the phrase or clause to which it refers

What is the new format of titles of published works ( books, journals, etc)

1. italicized instead of underlined

What is the Works cited page?

1. list of all the sources cited in your paper

How should one of the citations be formatted/

1. list the title of the source in quotation marks, and the title of the container in italics 2. followed by a comma and the date of publication. Since this is an online publication, include the URDL and the date of access.

What does the MLA now require?

1. only the publisher and not the city of publication. The 8th edition also does not require sources to have a publication markers such as "Print". 2. URLS ( when possible) when citing online sources. The date of access is optional, but be sure to include it whenever possible, since online works can be changed or removed at any time

What happens if a print source does not list a publisher and you can infer who the publisher is,

1. place the publisher's name brackets

What should the introductory paragraph do?

1. should set the context for the rest of the paper 2. tell readers why you are writing and why your topic is important

Where is the thesis statement usually located?

1. the last sentence of the introduction

What happens with the paragraph after the B-level header?

1. the paragraph is not indented/ flush left

How should you format your headings?

1. title the main sections ( B level headers ) in a different style font than the paper's title. For example, in small caps.

What is a thesis

clear, position that you will support and develop throughout the paper 2. guides or controls your paper

at the beginning of the essay, what is the order of the name ,date, etc? What is the format

1. Name 2. course number 3. professor's name 4. date of the paper Format: Double-spaced in 12 point Times New Roman Font

How do you label the heading on the top right corner of every paper?

1. Page number begin on and with page 1 2. Name next to the page numbers so that it appears on the every page

What are headings used for? What do they follow?

1. The headings used here follow an A, B, C, level system to break the text into smaller sections. The different levels help organize the paper and maintain consistency in the paper's organization. You may come up with your own headings as long as they are consistent 2. Headers though not required by MLA style, help the overall structure and organization of a paper. Use them at your teacher's discretion to help your reader follow your ideas

How should the paragraph after the B-level headers be formatted?

1. The paragraph after the B-level headers start flush left after the headings.

How should foot notes be formatted?

1. be double spaces 2. 12 point 3. times new roman

Where do periods occur?

1. before the end quotation mark if the citation information IF given already in the sentence

How are block quotes formatted?

1. begin on a new line 2. double spaced 3. indented half an inch from the margin, 4. do not use quotation marks 5. the citation information ( author name and page number ) follows the quote's end punctuation

How should you format the end notes title

1. center the title, " Notes," using 12 point Times new Roman Font

How should the Works cited Page title be formatted?

1. center the title, "works Cited," without underlining, bolding, or italicizing it. 2. If there is only one entry, title the page "work Cited."

How are the titles formatted?

1. centered 2. 12 point font 3. Times New Roman 4. not bolded, underlined, or italicized

How is the date written ( the one before the title ) (top left corner)

1. day 2. month 3. year

Give an example of a wrap up sentence

1. despite the lack" .. while transitioning to the next paragraph

How should you format the end notes page?

1. endnotes begin on a new page after the paper but before the works cited page 2. double space all entries 3. indent each entry 0.5 from the margin

What do foot notes do?

1. explain a point in your paper that does not quite fit in with the rest of the paragraph.

What are the four elements of the body paragraphs?

1. transition 2. topic sentence 3. evidence 4. brief wrap up sentence Topic sentence follows the transition, and it tells readers what the paragraph is about. Direct quotes are used to support this topic sentence

What happens if there is a grammatical error , mechanical spelling, in the text your are citing,

1. type the quote as it appears 2. follow the quote with "[sic] "

How should you format C- level headers?

1. use another style, for example: italics, to differentiate the C-level headers from the B-level headeers

What are endnotes? How and when should you use them?

1. use endnotes to explain a point in your paper that does not quite fit in with the rest of the paragraph. Avoid lengthy discussions in the endnote entries

What happens if a source has three or more authors?

1. use the first author's last name followed by "et al." ( Baker et al. 415)

What does the conclusion do?

1. wraps us what you have been discussing in your paper

What happens if your paper is long? What should you do? What does this do?

If your paper is long, you may want to write about how your paper is organized. This will help your readers follow your ideas

Where do in-text citations be placed? how should in - text citations be formatted?

In-text citations occur after the quote but before the period. The author's/ authors' name/s go before the page number with no comma in between,

The Works Cited Page begins on _____________________.

The Works cited Pages begins on a new page

Where should the paragraph after the C-level header be placed?

The paragraph continues directly after the header.

What do transitions do?

connect paragraphs and unify writing paragraph ends with a brief mention of print sources and the next paragraph begins with a discussion of print information

What type of spacing is required throughout the paper?

double spaced do not single space any part of the document

What happens if a source has three or more authors,

only the first one shown in the source is given. It is followed by et al.

How should you use personal pronouns ( I we us )

use at teacher's discretion

When should you use block quotes

when quotations are longer than four-typed lines