MLA Formatting
All academic papers, in ENGL classes, should follow the same rules.
Correct: What is "MLA formatting"
Used when incorporating outside materials in ENGL papers
What are "MLA Citation rules"
Your paper's last page's title should be: "Works Cited Page," and it should be indented
Incorrect: Works Cited, centered
Writing a paper with my mom, she is always so helpful
What is "plagiarism"
Bolding titles makes them more powerful
Incorrect.
No bold or underline allowed
MLA formatted paper requires ____ font and ___ size
What are "Times New Roman" and "Size 12"
In text citation is also called "Locator"
Correct
All sources should be numbered or marked by bullet points in the order they were used in the paper
Incorrect. Alphabetically ordered, no markings
Failing to include in-text citation or a source
Correct. It is plagiarism
Starting a paper with a quote attracts the reader and makes the paper effective
Incorrect.
Never start a paper (or paragraph) with evidence--it confuses the reader
Paragraphs should be indented by holding the "space" bar twice
Incorrect: use TAB
First, ________. Second, signal phrase. Third, quote/paraphrase/summary. Four, in-text citation. Five, explanation.
My claim
The specific indentation of all sources
What is "Hanging"
When paraphrasing, it is okay to use some of the author's words
Incorrect. All words and sentence structure should be revised
Incorrect: Only in personal papers.
Academic papers require 3rd person perspective
Sources Titles: ________ should be italicized, ________ should be in quotation marks
What are long works (books or movies) and what are short works (poems and articles)
When including the author(s) name(s) and a verb with a comma
What is a "Signal Phrase"
All sources are valid, as long as they support my claim
When AI writes the paper it is considered plagiarism
Correct
Citing a long source that supports your claim (even if it 4+ lines) is effective
Incorrect.
In our class, you should NOT integrate long quotes (a.k.a block quotes)
Top left corner of the first page of every paper
What are:
Author's First and Last name
Professor + First and Last name
ENGL # and Section #
Due date by: Day# Month Year202_
When paraphrasing and summarizing, no need to include in-text citation or signal phrase because I am the one who is writing
Incorrect
The tool we use to validate sources
What is the "CRAAP test"?
Using AI just for general ideas for a topic is not plagiarism
Incorrect. Your papers should reflect YOUR ideas and thoughts
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What is "ellipsis"--indicate removal of text from a quote
What are "brackets"--indicate minor changes to quote