Writing a paper can be challenging enough for new students, however, seeing the words Your Paper Must Follow MLA Format Guidelines for the first time in the assignment instructions can be terrifying.
Have no worries though, think of formatting your paper as a simple organizational task. Once you have used the APA format a few times you'll begin to notice patterns, techniques and short-cuts for setting up future papers. In the end, the APA paper format will help you write organized papers that allow your readers to focus on your content rather than on your presentation style.
Below are some resources and paper samples to help you format according to MLA Format Guidelines.
Sometimes seeing a sample paper can help you understand how all the pieces fit together. Take a look at these sample papers and formatting examples.
(MLA 9th edition samples are not yet available on the MLA Style website, once they are available we will link to them here.)
