MLA 1
What size should the spacing be on an MLA document?
Double
True or False (explain if false): Titles in MLA should be 1 font size bigger than the rest of the text.
False - same size
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When the school year is over many teachers plan to visit their friends and family in other states.
When the school year is over , many teachers plan to visit their friends and family in other states.
What font size is acceptable in MLA?
12 point font
How are paragraph indentations and Works Cited indentation different?
.5 in for paragraphs
.5 hanging for each entry on the Works Cited
Running to make the flight on time.
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My best friend who plays on the soccer team scored highest on the exam.
My best friend, who plays on the soccer team, scored highest on the exam.
What size should the margins be on an MLA document?
1 inch
True or False (explain if false): Works Cited should be in order based on date of publication.
False - alphabetical order
The weather is getting warmer it is almost summer!
Fused Sentence
Crumbl Cookies sells an amazing variety of cookies chocolate chip peanut butter and sugar.
Crumbl Cookies sells an amazing variety of cookies: chocolate chip, peanut butter, and sugar.
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
True or False (explain if false): Every website used while researching should be on the Works Cited, including those not directly referenced in the essay.
False - Only sources directly used in essay should be on the WC
At Chipotle, I always add guacamole, I also get a tortilla on the side.
Comma splice
I am proud of the Class of 2022 therefore I plan to attend graduation tomorrow.
I am proud of the Class of 2022; therefore, I plan to attend graduation tomorrow.
Name the 4 elements that go in an MLA heading (in order!)
1. Student Name
2. Teacher Name
3. Class name
4. Due date of assignment
Identify all 3 mistakes:
Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings (Wordsworth, 263)."
Quotation mark before parenthesis
No comma in citation
Last name not needed in citation
Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).
She made an ice cream sundae and ate it on the front porch.
Grammatically correct!
I thought Gatsby was sane but I changed by mind after he said "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can."
I thought Gatsby was sane, but I changed by mind after he said, "Can't repeat the past? Why of course you can."