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Congratulations! You had a successful rough draft, and you are not prepared to finalize your paper. Follow the next steps: Make sure your MLA is correct! (Look below.) Look over your rubric to see if you need to change anything. (You have a hard copy of this.) Get a friend to read your paper and get their thoughts. One last check for yourself. Turn it in. Relax. :)  **MLA Format Checklist **   **Text of Paper—20 points (4 points each) **   o paper uses Times New Roman 12 point or Calibri 12 point    o paper is double spaced throughout    o paper has one inch margins    o page numbers start on the first page of the paper    o page numbers are located in the header, aligned right, and contain the last name of the student, one space and the page number. Header should be on one line only. No dashes, periods, etc. between last name and page number (example: Gorton 2 ) **First Page of Paper—20 points (3.33 each) ** o first page of paper contains the following information double spaced in the o upper left corner: o student’s name, o teacher’s name, o class name, and o due date o title is centered on first page below student information **Outline—20 points (2 points each) ** o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">outline page is not numbered (no header) o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">title is centered at the top of the outline page o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">outline has title, thesis statement and roman numerals o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">thesis statement is in correct format. The word Thesis is followed by a colon, which is followed by the thesis statement that is used in the paper. o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">thesis statement on outline is exactly the same as the thesis in the introductory paragraph. o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">outline uses correct format (each division has at least two parts) o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">each division has at least two sub sections. For every A, there is at least a B which follows. For every 1, there is at least a 2 that follows. o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">subsection indentions are five spaces o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">outline is double spaced throughout o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">outline follows paper **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Internal Citations (20 points—10 points each) ** o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">all source information (details) is cited o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">MLA format for parenthetical citations **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Works Cited Page (20 points—2.5 points each) ** o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">Works Cited page is numbered o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">the words Works Cited are centered at the top of the page. o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">The words Works Cited are not underlined, bolded, quoted, or italicized. o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">works cited are listed in alphabetical order o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">works cited uses hanging indent o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">works cited is double spaced throughout o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">all works cited entries are actually cited in paper o <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 120%;">MLA format for Works Cited page