General MLA
What are the three words that MLA abbreviates?
Modern Language Association
What is plagarism?
using someone else's idea as your own
What is the margin size in MLA?
1 inch margins all around
How are titles of short stories formatted?
quote marks
What is the spacing of a works cited page?
double-spaced
BONUS: What does my water cup say?
Vikings: Big Bend Community College: Associated Student Body
OR
Vikings
OR
Big Bend Community College
Name one thing that can happen if you are caught plagerizing
get a zero, fail the course, expulsion, et cetera
Where is the title located (left, center, or right)
center
What is the line-spacing in MLA format?
Double spaced
What is a hanging indent?
The opposite of a regular indent, where the first line is not indented but subsequent lines are indented for each entry
Name one kind of person/place that uses MLA format
humanities classes, English classes, schools, academia, teachers, students
Is it still plagarism if you don't get caught?
Yes
What are the four pieces of information you include in the top left of the paper, in order?
name, instructor, class, date
What is the quote sandwich?
Introducing the quote with a signal phrase, the quote, and interacting with the quote
BONUS: Everyone - write down your response on paper within the next 60 seconds - no cheating! What is the longest word that you can make using the following letters? (you can only use each letter once)
T E K R C A S W U
What edition is MLA currently in?
9th edition
How can you avoid plagarism?
quoting and citing, signal phrases, works cited, don't steal ideas, cite your sources, etc.
BONUS: What game series inspired my son's name?
The Legend of Zelda.
How many lines are between the title and the first sentence of the essay? (how many times do you hit enter after the title?)
One time (or two if you are manually double-spacing it)
What is the order of the citations on the works cited page?
Alphabetical order
What are the two preferred font choices and the one preferred font size of MLA format?
Times New Roman or Arial, 12 point
BONUS: the name of this category is misspelled. How do you correctly spell the name of this category?
P L A G I A R I S M
What information is included in the header?
last name and page number
BONUS: Why was there a taco on the bed?
Tacostado
What happened to the salad?
It caught on fire