ENC 1101 - Prof. Geerling - Believe It or Not?

MLA Formatting and Style Guide

Go to https://style.mla.org/ to find:

• Examples of different sources in MLA style (books, articles, websites, etc.)
• General MLA formatting guidelines (Remember to check with your professor first!)
• A list of frequently asked questions (or submit a question directly to the MLA editors)
• Sample papers formatted in MLA style 

When your quote is longer than four lines:

• Start the quote on a new line.

• Indent the entire quote by ten spaces (two tabs).

• Don't use quotation marks.

• Double-space the entire quote (just like the rest of the paper).

• If your quote contains a quote, use double quotation marks (" ") around the original quote.