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 page is the works cited on?
What is the top of the last page your paper?
100
This punctuation mark is used to indicate that you are using the word for word language of a source in your essay.
What are quotation marks?
200
What spacing is needed for MLA format?
What is double spacing?
200
This is the type of indentation used on the works cited page.
What is hanging indentation?
200
What spacing is still used on your works cited page?
What is double spacing?
200
True or False--Your essay should have MORE sources on your works cited page than are cited in your in-text citations.
What is False
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
This is the order in which your sources should be on your works cited page.
What is alphabetical order?
300
How must you cite the quote if you are using something from that author for the first time?
What is use the author's last name and page number in parentheses?
400
When indenting a paragraph, what is mandatory for MLA format? (three options)
What is 1/2 an inch? What is 5 spaces? What is one tab stroke?
400
This font formatting is used to identify longer works that you reference in the paper.
What is italics?
400
When available, this is the first piece of information for each source listed on your works cited page.
What is the author's last name?
400
Using outside sources in these two ways require in-text citations.
What are paraphrasing and quoting?
500
What information do you need to put in the heading of your paper?
What is name, teacher's name, course name, and date (number first, month second)?
500
These are used to format the titles of shorter works (poems, songs, article titles) you discuss in your paper.
What are quotation marks?
500
When a source has no author listed, this is the first piece of information given in the citation on the works cited page.
What is the title?
500
Correct this: The study demonstrates that cats are superior to dogs Smith page 24
What is: The study demonstrates that cats are superior to dogs (Smith 24).
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