Annotated Bibliography: A Tale Of Two Cities

This sample provides advice on how to properly format papers according to the Modern Language Association (MLA); it is in paragraph form to show how papers should look. Everything must be double-spaced, including the heading (as shown above). The heading should include your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date written out (e.g. 19 May 2015). The title of your paper is centered (not bolded or underlined) and indicates the paper’s subject, but it should never be the same as the title of the work you are writing about. If your paper is about Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, A Tale of Two Cities might be in the title, but it should not be the title itself. Do not underline, italicize, or bold the title; italicize only the titles of major works. Titles of shorter works or works published as part of a collection (short stories, poems, or songs) should be in quotation marks: “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” for instance. Use italics for the titles of independently published works (novels, films) or for emphasis. Never use bold or other font modifications. …show more content…
Double-space every line in the essay, including the heading, never hitting return twice and never single-spacing. Set your word processor to double-space even before you type your name so that you maintain the double-spacing all the way through the paper. All paragraph indentations are one-half inch; use tab or your word processor’s indent function. Never indent with the space bar. Choose a twelve-point font and, unless told otherwise, Times New Roman. While it is preferable to put one space after a period, two is also acceptable although a teacher may request one or the

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