Fun with Format
The size of your font in an MLA paper.
12 pt font
Is page number, then author, or author then page number?
It's author, page number.
5!
Is this in-text citation correct?
Book: East Of Eden
Author: John Steinbeck
Page: 520
Quote: All great and precious things are lonely.
And then Lee spoke, “‘All great and precious things are lonely.'” (Steinbeck, 520)
Yes! It is.
The font you'd most likely find in an MLA paper.
Quotation Marks.
( " and " )
You must cite all sources, whether you quoted them or didn't. Where does the page with all your cited sources go?
At the very end/it's the very last page.
Is this full citation correct?
“Socratic Seminars: Building a Culture of Student-Led Discussion.” Edutopia, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2016, Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
No. (It's missing an author and a URL/link)
The correct spacing for a paper written in MLA format is this.
Double spaced.
Then, Lord Voldemort said, "Avada Kedavra." (Rowling)
If yes: why? If no: why?
No. It's missing a page number.
Take a look at this citation. What's it missing? (For reference, this is a website, like your sources.)
Mehta, Jatan. “Explore Our Moon!” Jatan. space, 20 July 2023, Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
It's missing the URL/link to the website.
This is the layout for a full citation. True or false?
Author last name, author first name. "Article Title," Title Of The Website, name of publisher, date of publication. URL/Link. Date you accessed it.
Yes, it is correct.
This belongs on the upper right-hand corner of your paper.
You're reading The Giver by Lois Lowry, and the quote you're planning to use is on page 45. What would that in-text citation look like?
(Lowry, 45)
Take a look at these citations. What's wrong with their order?
Mehta, Jatan. “Explore Our Moon!” Jatan.space, 20 July 2023, jatan.space/our-moon/. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
Davenport, Mary. “Socratic Seminars: Building a Culture of Student-Led Discussion.” Edutopia, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 2016, www.edutopia.org/blog/socratic-seminars-culture-student-led-discussion-mary-davenport. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
Dauk, Nick. “30 Fun Facts about Brazil You Need to Know About.” Insight Vacations, 12 Mar. 2025, www.insightvacations.com/blog/30-fun-facts-about-brazil/. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
They're not in alphabetical order.
If you're missing information, what do you do?
2. If you can't find it, leave it off, but if you can't find more than 2-3 things, that may not be the most credible source.
Tab/Indentation
Turn the following into an in-text citation, USING the quote
Book Title: The Fault In Our Stats.
Author: John Green
Quote: Maybe 'okay' will be our 'always'.
Chapter 5, page 73.
"Maybe 'okay' will be our 'always'." (Green, 73).
What's wrong with this citation?
Dauk, Nick. Insight Vacations, 12 Mar. 2025, www.insightvacations.com/blog/30-fun-facts-about-brazil/.
It's missing the article title and access date.
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association.