Paper Formatting Basics
Paper Formatting Basics (2)
Works Cited
In-Text Quote Citations
100
What font do you need to use for MLA format?
What is Times New Roman?
100
When numbering your pages of a paper, what is needed for MLA format?
What is your last name and page number? DO NOT USE p., pg., PG., PAGE, or page when numbering the pages.
100
What is the works cited on?
What is a separate piece of paper from your paper?
100
What must the quote be in when citing it from a book, article, etc.?
What is quotation marks?
200
What spacing is needed for MLA format?
What is double spacing?
200
Where and how far from the top margin should your page numbers be?
What is right side of the page at 1/2 and inch from top margin
200
What is still in play on your works cited page?
What is double spacing?
200
If there is not author listed on the website, what information do you include in the in-text citation?
What is the website name/address, as long as it corresponds to the first word of that entry on the Works Cited.
300
What margins are needed for the top, bottom, and sides of the page?
What is one inch margins?
300
Is a title page used?
What is no? (unless specifically told otherwise)
300
True or False: You do not have to list every source you use on your Works Cited page.
What is False.
300
How do you correctly cite information in your essay?
What is use the author's last name and page number in parentheses? (Smith 24).
400
What parts of this assignment need to be indented?
What is the first line of each paragraph? What is any line after the first line of the works cited entries?
400
This is used to identify longer works that you talk about in the paper.
What is italics?
400
How many sources do you need listed on your Works Cited page and used in your essay?
What is 5
400
Correct this: She dove into a vat of chocolate 64
What is: "She dove into a vat of chocolate" (64).
500
What information do you need to put before you put the title to your paper?
What is name, teacher's name, course name, and date (number first, month second)?
500
True or False: the title of your paper should be in bold and bigger than the rest of the font in the paper.
What is False
500
What must you do to shorter works (poems, article, etc.)?
What is put quotes around it?
500
Correct this: Since 2012, gun violence in urban areas has risen 10-15%. (Smith, 15).
What is: Since 2012, gun violence in urban areas has risen 10-15% (Smith 15).
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