MLA Basics
First Page of MLA Paper
This is the basic page set up for the first page of an MLA formatted paper. Some items to note are:
- 1 inch margins on every side
- double spaced text (throughout entire paper)
- left side header (name, instructor name, class, date)
- top right header (for every page)/ Last Name & Page Number
- title is centered
- do not put your own title in quotation marks
Second and Following Pages
This is the basic page format for the second and following pages. Note the following:
- 1 inch margins on every side
- right side header (last name and page number)
- double spaced throughout