Header
In the header before the title, what information is written the in the first line?
Your first or preferred name and last name.
What font and font size should the paper be in?
Times New Roman 12.
Is a title page required?
No (unless specifically told otherwise).
Where is the location of the Works Cited page?
The last new, separate page of your essay.
In the body of the essay or text itself, how must the quote be formatted when citing from a source (book, article, etc.)?
With double quotation marks, e.g., [ "blah blah" ].
In the header before the title, what information is written the in the second line?
Your instructor's name and appropriate title.
What paper margins should you have for an MLA formatted paper?
1-inch margins.
Where should your page numbers be located in an MLA formatted paper?
The top right side of your paper.
Should you double-space on your works cited page?
Yes
How do you format in-text citations, that is, how do you cite a quote if you are using something from that author for the first time?
Enclosed in parentheses at the end of the sentence, you should use the author's last name and page number, with no punctuation or other element in between, e.g., [ (Ilano 43) ].
In the header before the title, what information is written the in the third line?
The class or course name that you are writing the paper for.
What spacing should you have for an MLA formatted paper?
Double spacing.
Correct this in-text citation:
(Srinivasan, 2020, p. 1098).
(Srinivasan 1098).
According to MLA Format, the list of references which appear at the end of your paper is called?
Works Cited Page
What would be the in-text citation for this source:
Earl, James W. "The Swedish wars in Beowulf." The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, vol. 114, no. 1, 2015, p. 32+. Literature Resource Center, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A397004977/LitRC?u=lom_westbloomhs&sid=LitRC&xid=712e1ba5. Accessed 25 Sept. 2019.
(Earl) because the author's last name is Earl
In the header before the title, what information is written the in the last line?
The date the paper is due.
When should you indent throughout an MLA formatted paper?
There are 2 specific answers to this question: you need both answers to be correct in order to receive points.
At the beginning of each new paragraph and in the Works Cited page, in all of the lines after the first line in each citation.
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
How are the citations on the Works Cited page arranged?
Alphabetically by Author's last name and/or alphabetically by the title of the content if author is unknown
What is the correct way to format exactly two authors on Works Cited page, that is, how would you format these authors' names: Caolan Madden and Amia Srinivasan.
By just their last names, e.g., [ "Madden and Srinivasan" ].
What is included with the page numbers at the top of each page in a paper?
Your (the writer's) last name
Where should your title be placed on an MLA formatted paper?
Centered under the date
These are used when referring to other works in the title of your paper.
Quotes
In a citation on the Works Cited Page, what do you put if your citation has more than three authors?
You would put the first author's last name and then "et al." as in [ Smith, et al., ].
Correct this:
The text renders it evident that "There never was a good war or a bad peace." (Franklin, 1967, p. 24.).
The text renders it evident that "[there] never was a good war or a bad peace" (Franklin 24).