The presence of MLA format is highly evident throughout the course of my significant writing project. It is noticeable in how I format my quotations, my headers, and my works cited page. When implementing quotes into a paper, you must be able to cite the quote accordingly and accurately in order to confirm the legitimacy of the quote. An example of this in my paper is located on page 5, “Gee states, “We use language to get recognized as taking on a certain identity or role, that is, to build an identity here and now””(33). As shown in this example, since I mention the author “Gee’s” name in the introduction to the quote, there is no need to also add his name in the parentheses. The number in the parentheses contains the page number from the source the quote was pulled from.
The other highly evident section of my project where MLA is present is in the works cited page. I document all of my sources correctly according to MLA format and list them in alphabetical order. When writing a paper, it is important to make sure the complete paper follows a singular format. The use of MLA is present in most papers I write, as it is the format that is requested the most by my college professors. There are many different distinctions between MLA and other formats such as how you cite a journal title versus an article title for example, how the works cited is formatted, and how quotations are embedded into writing. It is important to know all the rules of MLA when you must use this format in order to effectively maximize the quality of your paper and ensure it is correctly formatted to your professor’s liking.
