Thesis+Formatting

Junior Thesis Formatting Guidelines **__General__** Junior theses should follow the manuscript submission guidelines of the Modern Language Association (MLA). [|Click here for more information on MLA manuscript format].

In a departure from MLA guidelines, we will be using a title page. See below for information on how to format the title page.

**__Title Page and First Page of Text__** Your junior thesis should include a title page which lists the title of the thesis, your name, the course title (Composition 11), my name (Ms. Kane) and the date on which you are submitting the paper, which should be May 16, 2008. The title should be double-spaced and centered one-third of the way down the page. Your name, the course information, and the date should be double-spaced and centered two-thirds of the way down the page.

Because you will not have title information on the first page of text, please hit enter until the 2" mark and then begin your text.

**__Font__** Please use 12-point Times New Roman font for all text (including title page, headers, quotations, body text, etc.) Arial is not acceptable.

**__Page Headers__** Every page except the title page should bear a header that lists your last name and the page number, i.e. "Kane 1"

**__Works Cited List__** Prepare your Works Cited list in accordance with MLA format. The title of the works cited list should be "Works Cited". This title should be centered at the top of the page. [|Click here for assistance in formatting citations for sources of various types] (journal articles, websites, books, etc.)

**__In-Text Citation Format__** In general, the MLA in-text citation guidelines require that you list the author's name and page number for any quoted or paraphrased information in parentheses at the end of the sentence in which the quoted or paraphrased material appears. For example, the end of a sentence in which material written by the author Stephen King is quoted might look like this: (King 3). Note that the period for the sentence is placed after the close parenthesis of the citation. [|Click here for assistance in formatting your in-text citations].

**__Binding__** Please staple your pages in the upper left corner using a single staple.

**__Questions?__**
 * 1) Check this website: [|dianahacker.com]
 * 2) Consult your //MLA Style Manual//
 * 3) Email Ms. Kane at lkane@wakefieldschool.org.