Formatting
An MLA formatted essay should be spaced this way
What is double spaced?
This is where the parenthetical citation goes in a sentence
What is at the end?
This is what MLA stands for
What is Modern Language Association?
This is where the Works Cited page should go
What is on a separate page from the rest of the paper?
This is the punctuation mark you should always end your citation with
The header at the top righthand corner of the page consists of these two elements.
What are the last name and page number?
This is where the period goes in an in-text citation.
What is after the last parenthesis?
"(Smith).
MLA deals with formatting, page layout, and ___ sources
What is citing?
The Works Cited page should include these same elements as the header in the top righthand corner.
What are last name and page number?
This is the type of indent each citation entry should be formatted with
What is hanging indent?
An MLA formatted document should have margins set at this
What are 1" margins?
This is the name of the phrase that shows you are bringing in an outside source into your work.
What is a signal phrase?
MLA is used in this field of study
What is English?
This is how the Works Cited page should be spaced.
What is double spaced?
The author's name should follow which format in an MLA citation?
First, Last.
Last, First.
Last, First.
The header on the first page consists of these 4 elements.
What are the student's name, the instructor's name, the course name/number, and the date?
This is the 3 step formula we talked about for integrating sources smoothly into your work.
What is introduce, cite, and follow?
MLA has this nifty printed or digital helper to use as a guide
What is the style guide/handbook?
The title of the Works Cited page should be formatted like this
What is centered and standard capitalization?
This element must be included in a Works Cited entry, even if nothing else is
What is the title of the source?
The title of the essay should be typed in this kind of capitalization.
What is standard capitalization?
With direct quotes, you need to remember to copy directly from the source, including these two elements
What are capitalization and punctuation?
MLA was introduced in this year
1931
The Works Cited page entries should follow this rule of order.
This is how many elements ideally make up a properly formatted citation.
What is 9?