In-Text Citations
- Have you given credit to other sources when you’ve quoted and/or paraphrased throughout your paper?
- Are the in-text citations properly constructed according to MLA style?
- Does every in-text citation have a complete, matching citation in your Works Cited List?
Works Cited List
- Does it say Works Cited at the top of your page, centered, and without bolding or underlining?
- Is the Works Cited page double spaced?
- Are the citations in alphabetical order by the first word/name of each citation?
- Are the citations properly constructed according to MLA style?
- Is the second line of any citations longer than one line indented half an inch? This is called a “hanging indent” in your paragraph settings.
- Does each citation in the Works Cited list have a matching in-text citation in your assignment?
Overall Paper Presentation
- Did you cite the appropriate number of sources according to your assignment instructions?
- Is your paper double spaced?
- Unless specified otherwise by your instructor, is your paper in Times New Roman size 12 font?
- Did you create a header at the top right of each page with your last name and page number?
