Can someone tell me what i need to do to make this essay good for MLA standards?

Question

I am first year in college and I am writing an essay on how rock and roll effects pop culture. My teacher says I am not making the point I am supposed to make and not meeting MLA standards. The final is do tonight at midnight. Please help. Ok so now I dont know how to post the essay so you can see it. Ugggggggg what to do.!!!!!!!

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Answer 1

check your email...

but some general MLA standards:

- 11 or 12 font, times new roman or courier
- 1" margin on all sides of your paper
- each paragraph should be indented 5 spaces (w/your spacebar key)
- verbatim should be indented 10 spaces with your spacebar key
- the paper should be double spaced
- your title should be centered in regular text (do not underline, bold or use italics)
- you should have a works cited page at the end of your essay
- you need to give credit to the quotes you use by putting the author's last name and page # in parenthesis at the end of sentences (ex: according to abby, "yahoo answers is the best website to visit each day" (last name 43).

PLEASE NOTICE the order of that sentence. your instructor will mark off points if you don't put it in the correct order: "quotation" SPACE (last name SPACE 43) SPACE period

the period goes at the very end....

Answer 2

The best way to learn MLA is 4 years of practice in college, but here's a website that can help you with the formatting...

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

As for the content of the essay, Try making an outline to help you organize your thoughts. Does your essay say that R&R does or doesn't effect pop culture? If it does, what are the ways and can you support the ways with quotes or research? Take a deep breath, and you can do it...

Answer 3

Maybe you could ask a good friend or family member to help you. Do you know anyone that already passed the class that could help?

Answer 4

ask your professor. tell him/her that you need help. they can't turn you down if you ask for help. that way you won't be guessing what to do and hoping it was the right thing.