The research paper method developed by the Modern Language Association (MLA) is used by more high schools, colleges, and universities than any other. This means, among other things, that the method itself is knowledge, known in common with scholars around the world. Teachers of mid-elementary through high school gifted children can employ the MLA method as a strategy for teaching advanced, interdisciplinary academic writing to their students. This session reviews the MLA standards and the classroom strategies that make them effective for gifted students.