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ENG 299: Special Topics (African American Literature)

MLA Handbook Plus

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Ideal for students and researchers in the humanities, this digital platform offers the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook with video courses. As the official MLA format guide, it features a template for citing diverse sources, from books to YouTube videos, and emphasizes critical information literacy skills, making it essential for writers.

Quick Guides to MLA

Works Cited: A Quick Guide from MLA Style

MLA's tool to familiarize users with the MLA format template.

The MLA Style Center
Writing and citing resources from the Modern Language Association.

Formatting Your MLA Paper

MLA Style Formatting Paper Guidelines
Guidelines from the MLA Style Center on how to format your paper, including the title page, text formatting, tables and illustrations, and more.

What does the general format of an MLA paper look like?

The MLA Handbook, 9th Edition specifies conventions for formatting papers. Sample papers formatted in MLA style can be viewed at MLA Style Center.

How do I format my essay in MLA using Word?

Learn how to format a paper using Microsoft Word according to MLA style.

View instructions on how to format a hanging indent here.

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