APA Title Page * Running Head and title of paper (justified left in a header); page number 1 on right * Title — centered on the page, no more than 12 words and concise * Author name (no prefixes such as Dr./Mr./Miss) below title * Educational institute below author name * 12 pt, Times New Roman * 1” margins on all sides * Double-spaced * NO creative fonts, underlining, or bold text Body of Essay * Continue the running title in capitalized letters, upper left hand corner, with page number in top right (no pg/pp) * 12 pt, Times New Roman * 1” margins on all sides * Double-spaced * ½” indent to start each paragraph * Cite sources using APA citation format * End the essay with a separate References page, listing sources in alphabetical order; use hanging indent for each citation MLA Title Page (if required) * ⅓ of the way down the page, write title, centered, with first letter of words capitalized * ½ of the way down the page, write your name * ¾ of the way down the page, list by line: professor’s name, course number, date of submission * 12 pt, Times New Roman * 1” margins on all sides * Double-spaced * NO creative fonts, underlining, or bolded text Body of Essay * If no cover page, list in top left hand corner, by line: your name, professor’s name, course number, date of submission * 12 pt, Times New Roman * 1” margins on all sides * Double-spaced * Page number (header), top right hand corner * ½” indent to start each paragraph * Cite sources in-text using MLA style * End the essay with a separate Works Cited page which lists in alphabetical order all sources used within the essay; use a hanging indent for each citation Chicago Cover Page (is required) * ½ way down the page center title * Below the title place author’s name * Close to the bottom of the page list on three lines: teacher’s name, course number, date of submission * 12 point, Times New Roman * 1” margins * Double-spaced * No creative fonts, underlining, or bolded text Body of Essay * Beginning with first page of text, place page numbers at upper right hand corner (using the header function) * 12 point, Times New Roman * 1” margins on all sides, left justified text * ½” indent to start each paragraph * Double-spaced * Footnotes go at the bottom of each page/ endnotes at the end of the paper, titled “Notes” * Bibliography ends the paper on a separate page; list in alphabetical order; use a hanging indent for citations.