SPEECHES & SPEAKERS
(contrast essay)
How is reading a speech different than listening to it?
Need help with the structure of your body paragraphs? Check out the Google Slides we used in class!
MLK Jr.'s speech is your class example. This should NOT be used as evidence in your essay.
​Martin Luther King Jr.: "I Have a Dream"
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Websites  (written & spoken version of the speeches, so you don't have to cite separate sources!)

​The following ARE sources you may use as evidence in your essay: ​Please Note:
1. Article title: use the name of the speech. 
2. Author: use the speaker who gave the speech.
3. Date of Electronically Published: use a current date for the website, if given, NOT the date of the speech. Remember, if a website's copyright date notes "present," that means now, as in 2018.
Citing Websites
Websites are not cited for you, but EasyBib will help. 
  1. LOG IN to EasyBib (if you have not already done so, create a new project and name it)
  2. Click the blue "Bibliography" link under your project's name to open the project
  3. Copy the URL of the website that you wish to cite and paste it into EasyBib. Click "cite it" 
  4. Make sure the right website came up in your results and choose "cite this" and then "continue to the final step"
  5. Add any info EasyBib may have not been able to find but that you see on the website (like dates, authors, publishers, etc.)
  6. Fix any errors EasyBib may have made (like wrong titles, capitalization problems) 

In-Text/Parenthetical Citations

​ Check here for help

​Creating a Properly Formatted MLA Works Cited Page

Exporting an MLA Works Cited Page
  1. Make sure you cited all the sources you used in your project. 
  2. Click the orange “Export" button. 
  3. Choose "Save to Google Docs" ​
  4. Then, click the link for your document to open up your works cited in your Drive.
  5. Don't add or change anything! EasyBib formatted your works cited page perfectly!
  6. Rename your file (top left) so you know what this Doc is in your Drive.
  • You are NOT copying and pasting from EasyBib onto a document! This does not create a properly formatted MLA works cited page. You MUST follow the steps above for exporting
Getting Your Exported Works Cited Page Onto the Last Page of Your Essay in Docs 
  1. Copy everything on your exported works cited page (including the title "Works Cited")
  2. Go the end of your essay in Docs and get a clean, blank page (hit Enter if you need to get a new page)
  3. Paste in your exported works cited into this blank, last page of your essay. 

Formatting Your Essay in MLA Format
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Adding a header to your essay 
  1. Go to page one of your essay
  2. Choose Insert > Header
  3. Hit enter once so your header does not get cut off when printing
  4. Type your LAST NAME only
  5. Make sure your name is right-aligned and is in Times New Roman size 12 font (should match your essay)
  6. Then, hit the space bar once
  7. Choose Insert > Page Number, Top of Page
Adding a heading to your essay 
  1. Before all of your typing for your essay, begin on page one with a heading
  2. Your heading should begin on the left hand side
  3. Your heading should be in Times New Roman size 12 font
  4. Your heading should be double spaced 
  5. Include the following 4 lines for your heading
  • Your first and last name
  • Your teacher's name
  • Name of class
  • Date (written "backwards" like when you're citing)
Adding a title to your essay
  1. Hit enter after your heading. Make sure you are still double-spacing
  2. Center your title and capitalize it appropriately
  3. Your title should be in Times New Roman, size 12 font (same as your essay)
  • DO NOT underline your title, put it in bold, put it in italics, or put it in quotes! 
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Sample essay format: Be sure to replace my name with your name! Be sure to create your own unique title that reflects the content of this particular essay!

​MLA Formatting "Cheat Sheet"