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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

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About the MLA Style Center

The MLA Style Center is the only authorized website on MLA style. A companion to the MLA Handbook, the site provides students and educators with… Read More

Adopting Writing Center Practices in Teaching

Tips for Teaching Community-Engagement Projects in the College Writing Classroom

Scaffolding Writing Assignments in the Community College Classroom

Evaluating Sources for Research

Making the Transition from High School to College Essay Writing

Practicing In-Text Citations

Engaging Students: Using the MLA International Bibliography to Teach the Research Process

Commas, Conjunctions, and Modifiers

Parts of the Whole: Using Comprise and Compose

How Do I Know If I’ve Used Due to Correctly?

To Affect or Effect—to What Effect?

Sports Terms in MLA Style

Chess Terms in MLA Style

Omitting the Superfluous Of

Pay It Forward by Using Curriculum Correctly

Cleft Sentences; or, How to Foreground Frightening Felines

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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

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How do I cite an interview that I recorded?

If you are citing an interview that you conducted and recorded, and that recording is not publicly available, you could approach a citation for it… 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?

About the MLA Style Center

Teaching Resources

Advice from the Editors

Ask the MLA

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?

How do I cite an interview that I recorded?

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