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Sample Essays: Writing with MLA Style

Congratulations to the students whose essays were selected for the 2024 edition of Writing with MLA Style! Essays were selected as examples of excellent student… Read More

Formatting Your Research Project

To learn how to set up your research project in MLA format, visit our free sample chapter on MLA Handbook Plus, the only authorized subscription-based digital… Read More

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How do I format a quotation of song lyrics?

Format a quotation of song lyrics the same way you would format a quotation of poetry. Read More

Teaching Resources

Get resources below for teaching research, writing, and MLA documentation style prepared by MLA staff members and other educators. Interested in submitting a teaching resource? We’d… Read More

Teaching the Popular Literature of Nineteenth-Century France

Considering Audience through Search Engine Optimization

How to Apply Composition Techniques to a Cover Letter

Video Essay Analysis and Composition

Introducing Lateral Reading before Research

Helping Students Use Grammar to Support Their Writing Goals

How Audio Feedback Can Help Students Understand Grammatical and Mechanical Errors

Supporting Students As They Create Social Media Campaigns

Bear versus Bare

Your and You’re: How to Tell Them Apart

Similar but Different: Using Compare with and Compare to

Forego versus Forgo

Was and Were with the Subjunctive

Their, There, and They’re: Learn the Difference

Attributive Nouns; or, Why There Is Sometimes No Apostrophe in Terms Such As Teachers Union

Terms for Key Concepts

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How do I cite course materials?

You can cite course materials using the MLA template of core elements. This post summarizes answers to some of the key questions students ask about… Read More

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How does the Manual MLA, the new Spanish adaptation of the MLA Handbook, recommend styling the titles of works?

The Manual MLA offers comprehensive guidance on all elements of MLA style for writers of research papers and other academic projects in Spanish. For titles… Read More

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How do I cite verse numbers in scripture?

Chapter 6 of the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook provides guidance on citing scripture by book, chapter, and verse. If the book and chapter… Read More

Student Guide to AI Literacy

Sample Essays: Writing with MLA Style

Formatting Your Research Project

How do I format a quotation of song lyrics?

Teaching Resources

Teaching Resources

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How do I cite course materials?

How does the Manual MLA, the new Spanish adaptation of the MLA Handbook, recommend styling the titles of works?

How do I cite verse numbers in scripture?

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