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How to Create an MLA Outline

How to Create an MLA Outline. by Mr. Pandit. Step I: Setting Up Your Margins. Margins. 1 inch on all sides In Word, the default Left Margin is @ 1.25” To change the margin File Page Setup Choose 1”. Step II: Setting up your font. In the menu bar, click [Format] Then click [Font]

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How to Create an MLA Outline

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  1. How to Create an MLA Outline by Mr. Pandit

  2. Step I: Setting Up Your Margins

  3. Margins • 1 inch on all sides • In Word, the default Left Margin is @ 1.25” • To change the margin • File • Page Setup • Choose 1”

  4. Step II: Setting up your font • In the menu bar, click [Format] • Then click [Font] • and then select [Times New Roman] • Make sure that the color is BLACK • Make the font size 12pt.

  5. Step III: Formatting the paragraph • In the menu bar, click [Format] • Then click [Paragraph] • under the line spacing option, change it to [Double] • and finally, check the box that says “Don’t add an extra space between paragraphs of the same style”

  6. Roman Numerals Copy these into your notebook I = 1 VIII = 8 II = 2 IX = 9 III = 3 X = 10 IV = 4 XI = 11 V = 5 XII = 12 VI = 6 XIII = 13 VII = 7 XIV = 14

  7. I. Introduction A. THE HOOK: Fact, quote, anecdote, humor, or definition 1. Explain how this relates to the topic B. Paraphrase the prompt and Inform the reader about the problem 1. Why should the reader care about the topic C. Thesis Statement (Your position + [Point 1] + [Point 2] + [Point 3])

  8. II. Point 1 A. Give evidence to support your thesis 1. Give reasons why this point is crucial to your argument 2. …. B. Explain by finding quotes or examples 1. Support with evidence/fact C. Explain how this information supports your argument 1. Tie-in your evidence with your argument

  9. III. Point 2 • A. Give evidence to support your thesis 1. Give a reason why this point it crucial to your argument B. Explain by finding quotes or examples 1. Support with evidence/fact C. Explain how this information supports your argument 1. Tie-in your evidence with your argument

  10. IV. Point 3 A. Restate Point 3 from your thesis 1. Give a reason why this point it crucial to your argument B. Explain by finding quotes or examples 1. Support with evidence/fact C. Explain how this information supports your argument 1. Tie-in your evidence with your argument

  11. X. Conclusion A. Restate your position (summarize your argument) 1. Wrap-up the essay B. Offer a solution 1. How has your essay enlightened the reader C. Convince the reader that your position is right 1. Leave your reader satisfied

  12. Title Introduction A. THE HOOK: Fact, quote, anecdote, humor, or definition B. Paraphrase the prompt and Inform the reader about the problem C. Thesis Statement (Your position + [Point 1] + [Point 2] + [Point 3]) II. Point 1 A. Restate Point 1 B. Explain by finding quotes or examples C. Explain how this information supports your argument III. Point 2 A. Restate Point 2 B. Explain by finding evidence C. How does the evidence support your position? IV. Point 3 A. Restate Point 3 B. Examine the evidence C. How does your evidence support your argument? V. Conclusion A. Restate your position (summarize your argument) B. Offer a solution C. Convince the reader that your position is right

  13. Citations • What are they? • Why are they important?

  14. Direct Quotes A It may be true that “in the appreciation of medieval art the attitude of the observer is of primary importance” (Robertson 136). • Exact quote • Punctuation goes after the citation • No comma between author and pagenumber(s).

  15. Direct Quote B It may be true, as Robertson maintains, that “in the appreciation of medieval art the attitude of the observer is of primary importance” (136). • Exact quote • Author’s name is not in parenthesesbecause it is in the text.

  16. Indirect Quotes It may be true, as Robertsonmaintains, that the art lover’sperspective is key to his or herappreciation of medieval art (136). • No quotes; paraphrased • Author’s name is not in parenthesesbecause it is in the text.

  17. Quoting from Same Author/Text In the novel, Oliver Twist, Oliver bravely asks, “ 'Please, sir, I want some more' ” (Dickens 14). The master of the work house is astonished that an orphan could be so bold. He replies, " 'What!’ said the master at length, in a faintvoice"(14). • Name is not used the second time youquote from the same source.

  18. Quotes from Authors According to Harold Bloom, "Charles Dickens was the most prolific author of the Victorian Age" (Bloom 122). In Dickens's novel Bleak House, the narrator prepares us for Joe's imminent death, "Fast. The cart is shaken all to pieces, and the rugged road is very near its end" (Dickens 603). Why is Dickens documented?

  19. Works Cited • This is always the last page in apaper • It is a separate page, but isnumbered consecutively • If you have a ten-page paper, thenthe works cited page is page eleven • The page is titled Works Cited. Nounderlining, quotes, or fancy fonts.

  20. Works Cited Practice: Book • Riverhead Books (pub.) • Harold Bloom (author) • New York (pub. city) • 1998 (year) • The Invention of the Human (title)

  21. Answer Bloom, Harold.  The Invention of the Human.  New York:  Riverhead Books, 1998.

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