Rough Draft Concerns MLA Format Parenthetical Citations Proofreading

Rough Draft Concerns • • MLA Format Parenthetical Citations Proofreading Formal style

MLA Format Proper MLA format § Heading—Your name, Teacher’s name, Course name, and Date in military style § Header—Last name and number on page 2 to Works Cited page § Font and Size —Times New Roman, size 12 § Spacing—be sure entire document is double spaced (no extra space between title and between paragraphs)

Parenthetical Citations • Must include your own explanation and elaboration after each cited bit of information. (NO back to back citations. ) • Be sure your citations match your Works Cited page and vice versa • Use author’s last name in parenthesis or if no author, put “quotation marks” around article title

Proofread! • Proofread for spelling, grammar, and mechanics. (Make sure you do not forget to use words or use the wrong word. ) • Check punctuation of parenthetical citations

Writing in a Formal Style

To write in a formal style you should… • Avoid using contractions (use did not instead of didn’t) • Avoid using abbreviations (use United States instead of U. S. ) • Write out numbers 1 -10 in letter form (use one, two, three instead of 1, 2, 3) • Use more formal words (use children instead of kids)

You should… • Avoid using any type of slang expression (relaxed instead of chilled) • Avoid the use of personal pronouns (I, me, my, us, we, your, our) • Avoid using personal stories about relatives, friends, and acquaintances (this applies to the research paper only)