Paper Formatting Basics
What does an in-text citation do?
What is gives credit to a source in the body of an essay?
What goes on every page?
What is, page numbers?
What size and color font is allowed in MLA format?
What is 12 pt and black font?
What 4 things stay the same on Works Cited?
What is font, color, spacing, and margins?
Where does an in-text citation belong in a sentence?
What is, at the end of the sentence containing the quoted or paraphrased information?
What is paraphrasing?
What is, expressing someone else's ideas in your own voice, while keeping the same essential meaning?
What does MLA stand for and what does it prevent?
What is Modern Language Association and plagiarism?
Where does the title go on this page and what is it called?
What is center of the page and Works Cited?
How is an in-text citation formatted?
What is (Author’s Last Name Pg#). ?
What size paper is standard?
What is, 8.5x11 inch?
What must be done when starting a new paragraph?
What is indent?
Books and websites go in these when mentioned.
What is italics?
Create a Works Cited for the following:
Author: Austin Deau
Publisher: BestinHouse
Publication Date: 2008
City of Publication: New York
Title of Source: Attempting Fate
Date Accessed: 19 June 2021
What is,
Deau, Austin. Attempting Fate. BestinHouse, New York, 2008, accessed 19 June 2021.
Create an in-text citation.
“The Dangers of the Web.” SOTW, 2018, somewhereontheweb.org. Accessed 31 December 2020.
What is,
("The Dangers"). ?
Explain what a primary source is?
What is, an account or record reflecting a direct experience of a thing that is being researched or studied?
What information do you need to put in the heading before you put the title to your paper?
What is student's name, teacher's name, course name, and due date (day/month/year)?
These are used when referring to periodicals such as magazines, articles, or poems.
What is quotation marks?
Create a Works Cited for the following:
Authors: Jill Keaton, Diane Wall, Danielle Wailen, Oscar Velazquez
Title of Source: “High School Sports”
Title of Container: Athletes Today
Date Updated: 2021
Date Accessed: 2023 August 21st
What is,
Keaton, Jill et al. “High School Sports.” Athletes Today, 2021, accessed 21 August 2023.
Create an in-text citation.
Otts, Jen. Where the Wild Things Live. Fran Wrath, 2023, pp. 2-5. Accessed 17 August 2017.
What is,
(Otts 3). ?
Which of these is not a credible source?
.edu
.org
.com
.gov
What is, .com?