Paper Formatting Basics
MLA format traditionally uses this font.
What is Times New Roman?
In MLA format, the top right of each page has what?
What is the writer's last name and page number?
The works cited is placed at this place in the paper.
What is after the end of the paper, on its own page?
Short, direct quotes must always be denoted by this punctuation mark in a properly cited MLA paper.
What are quotation marks?
The length of a long quote as defined by MLA format.
What is 4-5 or more lines of text in the paper?
In MLA format, page numbers should be located on this side of each page.
What is the right side of the page?
The spacing requirement for an MLA-style works cited.
What is double spacing?
List two characteristics of a long quote
varies:
indented, no quotation marks, period before parentheses
Citations must be present when incorporating these 3 things into our essay.
What are quotes, paraphrases, and summaries?
In a short direct quote with a parenthetical citation, where does the period go?
after the parentheses
"I ran" (Smith).
True or False:
I capitalize every word in the title of an article
False
Smaller words are not capitalized
What goes in the parenthetical citation if you don't use a signal phrase and you don't have a page number, but you do have an author?
Author's last name
This type of information does not require a citation.
What is common knowledge?
In MLA format, it is necessary to indent new paragraphs by this much.
What is 1/2 inch? What is 5 spaces? What is hitting the Tab key once?
This font format is used to identify titles of long works
What is italics?
This type of indentation is used on an MLA-formatted works cited page and a direct quote that is longer than 4 lines.
What is hanging indentation?
Correct the formatting of this quote so that it is in proper MLA format: She dove into a vat of chocolate Jones, 64.
What is: "She dove into a vat of chocolate" (Jones 64).
The discipline where MLA format is most likely to be used. (subject area)
What is English/humanities?
An author must include these pieces of information in the left side, first page header in a correctly MLA-formatted paper.
What is student's name, teacher's name, course name, and date (day, month, then year)?
This font format is used for titles of short works
What are quotation marks?
Correct the formatting of this quote so that it is in proper MLA format: I was walking along the street she said when I saw a cat and a dog chasing each other Smith 24
What is: I was walking along the street when I saw a cat and dog chasing each other (Smith, p. 24).
These resources are available for consultation on MLA format.
What are online writing centers (Purdue Owl), the etextbook, and the professor! [Side note: You do NOT need to memorize all aspects of MLA format...just know where to find answers!]