English III - Alpha Omega Academy

format. Your teacher will check to make sure your essay is actually formatted correctly. Youshould use the table to make sure that your paper is formatted correctly, though you do not needto fill it out.Here’s a good example research paper that follows proper MLA format, with the margins,double-spacing, header, title, etc.: http://www.aoacademy.com/media/kb/SampleResearchPaper.pdf.Check off each MLA requirement in the table below.Correct?(yes/no)MLA Format Layout RequirementAll typed projects or essays in English are to be written using Times NewRoman 12-point or Arial 12-point black font.Margins should be 1 inch on both sides of your writing.Your writing needs to be double-spaced throughout the entire essay.Paragraphs need to be indented.Add a header with your name, then your teacher’s name, the class, and thedate in the top left corner, each on separate lines. These lines should also bedouble-spaced.Finally, include a title for your draft, centered and double-spaced right aboveyour introductory paragraph. Make your title creative, such as “Star of theHarlem Renaissance” (instead of the rather bland “Langston Hughes”).Make sure that all works cited entries are correctly formatted andparenthetical citations are used correctly.1104 Biographical Article Project: ConsultationYou must complete this project before you begin work on the final draft ofyour paper. Read carefully through the directions and complete exercises oneand two. Then submit this project, and meet with your teacher to discuss youranswers.16