MLA FORMAT
1. TITLE
a. Book (must be italicized)
b. Personal Title (Reflect your thesis)
2.INTRODUCTION
a. Must have author and title
b. Must have background (ex., definition, theme, setting, biography)
c. Must have thesis
3.THESIS
a. Must present a debatable topic
b. One sentence ONLY
c. Last sentence in Introduction
4.BODY PARAGRAPHS
5.CONCLUSION
a. Restate main points
b. Restate thesis
c. Concluding statement
6.IN TEXT CITATION
a. Primary source (BELOVED)
b. Atlas 2 secondary sources (MUST be academic articles)
c. Make your statement 1st, then use supporting statement
d. Can’t use quote for topic sentence
7. WORK CITED PAGE
a. Work Cited (goes in center of paper)
b. Alphabetical Order
c. 1st Word(s) MUST reflect what is in the “In Text Citation”
