GUIDELINES FOR
WRITING RESEARCH PAPERS

These pages are designed to assist you in writing your essays and research papers at FVL. 

Paper Format

Composing Your Paper

Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing

Avoiding Plagiarism

Incorporating Transitions

How to Cite (Quote) in Your Paper

How to Set up Your Works Cited Page

Creating Works Cited Entries

A Sample Text Page with Citations

A Sample Works Cited Page

These pages are intended as a general reference.
Your teacher may give you more specific information for your particular class.
These guidelines are based on the
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (5th edition).

 

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