MLA Formatting
Margin width and paragraph spacing in a document should be...
1" Margins and double-spaced
What chapter of your textbook contains MLA Citation guidelines and templates?
Chapter 52
A person, place, or thing
A noun
"Vowell writes..." is an example of a ________.
Signal Phrase
Provide an example of terminal punctuation.
Period, exclamation point, or question mark
Would the title of an academic journal appear in italics or quotation marks?
Italics
You must include an ________ after every direct quotation or use of information from a source.
In-Text Citation
(also known as parenthetical)
A word that expresses action or a state of being
A verb
Name the 5 elements of the Rhetorical Situation
Purpose, Audience, Genre, Stance, Media/Design
What do you need in order to log into academic databases from off-campus?
Library barcode on back of student ID
What font size does MLA format require?
12 point font
An in-text citation usually contains what?
Author's last name and page number (if any).
* If no author is listed, use the article title and page number (if any).
A word that modifies a noun
An adjective
What does it mean to paraphrase a source?
To present basic source information, using your own words & sentence structures
What section of your textbook contains grammar and usage assistance?
The Handbook (all those bright yellow pages!)
After the first mention, how do you refer to an author you are citing?
By last name only
On what page in your textbook can you find an example of an MLA Works Cited page, correctly formatted?
Page 547
A word that links phrases or clauses (ex. And, But, Or)
A conjunction
List the three types of rhetorical appeal
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Making margin notes, underlining, and highlighting passages of a text is called _________.
Annotation
On what page of your textbook can you find the citation format for citing an article on a website?
Page 531
Formatting for a Works Cited page has three basic requirements. What are they?
1. Double-spacing
2. Hanging indent alignment
3. Sources listed in alphabetical order
On, Above, Over, Through: These are examples of what part of speech?
Preposition
What are the most important elements of a thesis statement?
1. Clear, direct sentence
2. States main idea
3. Summarizes supporting points
* You can strengthen it further by listing supporting points in the order you address them in the paper.
MLA stands for ______________.
Modern Language Association