Paper Formatting Basics
Paper Formatting Basics
Works Cited
In-Text Quote Citations
MLA Potpourri
100
What font do you need to use for MLA format?
What is Times New Roman 12-pt?
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 does the Works Cited sources appear on?
What is the last page of your paper?
100
In MLA style, referring to the works of others in your text is done by using this.
What is parenthetical citation?
100
This is a series of digits and letters that leads to the location of an online source.
What is a DOI or digital object identifier?
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 upper right corner of the page at 1/2 an inch from top margin?
200
What spacing is still in play on your Works Cited page?
What is double spacing?
200
If there is a pause between quotes, if someone is speaking, what must you do?
What is 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.
200
When the title of a newspaper begins with an article (the, a, an) do I need to include it when I list the title in my citation?
What is yes?
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
When listing a source on your Works Cited page, what must be capitalized, but also, what must not be capitalized?
What is titles must be capitalized, but articles (the, a, an) must not?
300
How must you cite the quote in-text if you are using something from that author for the first time?
What is include the author's last name and, if available, a page number in parentheses?
300
When citing an online scholarly journal on your Works Cited page, include this to help readers locate the source.
What is a URL or DOI?
400
When indenting a paragraph, what is mandatory for MLA format? (two options)
What is 1/2 an inch? What is 5 spaces?
400
This formatting is used to identify books, magazines, newspapers, or journals that you talk about in the paper.
What is italics?
400
When identifying longer works (books, magazines, etc.), what must you do to the title?
What is italicize it?
400
Correct this: According to John Smith, the research yielded definitive results 12
What is: According to John Smith, "the research yielded definitive results" (12).
400
When citing a film or movie on your Works Cited page, this appears first.
What is the film's title?
500
What information do you need to put before you put the title to your paper?
What is name, professor's name, course name, and date (number first, month second, year third)?
500
MLA is the acronym for this writing style.
What is Modern Language Association?
500
What must you do to shorter works (poems, article, etc.)?
What is put quotes around it?
500
Correct this: 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," she said, "when I saw a cat and dog chasing each other" (Smith 24).
500
Latin for "and others", this is the designation when listing multiple authors,
What is et al.?
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