Reports - The Title Page

A major portion of your academic career will involve writing reports. Most colleges adhere to the MLA Style of writing nd works citation. While it may seem a bit difficult at first, it will become easier as you gain experience.

Today, we'll focus on one of the easier aspects of a MLA style paper, the title page. A title page is not a necessary part of an MLA paper but many professor require them. While some professors are very specific in their requirements, others are not. You will want to check with them before beginning your paper. Here are some of the basic elements of the title page.

• Centering and Spacing - All elements of a title page are centered and double spaced
• Fonts - You'll want to stick with a good basic reading font like Times New Roman or Calibri. Sans serif fonts are fine but they wont be as readable as serif. Keep the font size on the title page between 12 and 14 points.
• Your School Name - At the top of the page, place the name of your school, college or university.
• Title - Skip down about 1/3 of the page and place the title of your paper. Include the subtitle if you have one. Use capital letters for your paper title.
• Name and Course info - Skip down another 1/3 of the page and place your name, your course name and/or number, your instructor's name and the due date. Place these on separate lines, centered, and double spaced.

Assignment: 

Create a folder titled MLA Report, share it with your instructor, and place a document called "title page" inside the shared folder. Remember, once you share a folder, all the documents inside it will be shared automatically.Set up a title page using the following information:

Haywood High School
Life After Graduation: Getting Yourself Prepared
Your Name
Business Applications
Mr. Maners
Today's Date

For more information, check out the OWL writing lab web site here:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/675/01/