Paper Formatting Basics
What font do you need to use for MLA format?
Times New Roman
When numbering your pages of a paper, what is needed for MLA format?
Your last name and page number.DO NOT USE p., pg., PG., PAGE, or page when numbering the pages.
What is the works cited on?
A separate piece of paper from your paper.
What must the quote be in when citing it from a book, article, etc.?
Quotation marks
What spacing is needed for MLA format?
double spacing
Where and how far from the top margin should your page numbers be?
Right side of the page at 1/2 and inch from top margin
If there is a pause between quotes, if someone is speaking, what must you do?
Add a comma at the end of the first part of the quote along with the end quote,
Add a comma after he or she said (for example),
then pick up the quote where it stopped
What margins are needed for the top, bottom, and sides of the page?
One inch margins
Is a title page used?
No (unless specifically told otherwise)
What must be capitalized, but also, what must not be capitalized?
Titles must be capitalized, but articles (the, a, an) must not.
How must you cite the quote if you are using something from that author for the first time?
Use the author's last name and page number in parentheses
When indenting a paragraph, what is mandatory for MLA format? (two options)
1/2 an inch or 5 spaces
This is used to identify longer works that you talk about in the paper.
Italics
When identifying longer works (books, magazines, etc.), what must you do to the title?
Italicize it
Correct this: She dove into a vat of chocolate 64
"She dove into a vat of chocolate" (64).
What information do you need to put before you put the title to your paper?
Name, teacher's name, course name, and date (number first, month second)
These are used when referring to other works in the title of your paper.
Quotes
What must you do to shorter works (poems, article, etc.)?
Put quotes around it
Correct this: I was walking along the street she said when I saw a cat and a dog chasing each other Smith 24
"I was walking along the street," she said, "when I saw a cat and dog chasing each other" (Smith 24).