As I stipulate on the syllabus, you are to use MLA documentation style for your analytical papers. None of you are English majors, but all of you must write according to certain conventions and standards you inherit rather than choose.
Proper documentation is part of writing to the conventions of a particular field.
It is no substitute for a good argument and good writing, but it's part of the total package. MLA formatting asks that you put your name, my name, the course, and the date in the upper left-hand corner of the first page, double spaced. The centered paper title follows two spaces below. Each page includes your name and the page number in the upper right-hand corner. See chapter 34 of The Harbrace College Handbook for a sample.