Formatting
What is the standard font size and type?
12 / Times New Roman
Where do you put the in-text citation in the sentence?
at the end
Where in the paper does the Works Cited Page go?
the end of the paper
How do you type titles of large works like books?
Italicize
What do you put in the header?
Last name, page number
What is the spacing between each line?
Double-spaced
What is included in the in-text citation, if available?
Author Name, page number
What is the very first word when you cite resources in the Works Cited page?
Author's last name
What order do you write the date in for MLA?
Day, month, year
If the author's name is referenced in the sentence, you do not need to...
put their name at the end in the parentheses
What are margins set at in MLA?
one inch
What do you do when you have to quote more than 3 lines?
Use block quotation
How are citations in a Works Cited page ordered?
Alphabetically
How do you type titles for shorter pieces, like poems, short stories, articles?
How is the author's name presented on the Works Cited page?
Last name, first name
When you start a new paragraph (indenting a paragraph), what is mandatory for MLA format?
What is wrong with this sentence?
According to Walsh, "MLA format provides a simple system for source documentation." (p. 99)
Erase the period after "documentation" and move it to come at the end of the parentheses. (p.99)--> (99)
What needs to be done to any lines that come after the first in the Works Cited page?
You need an indentation.
What is the proper way to create an in-text citation for a source with two authors: Patricia O'Neill and Jose Martinez? The book page is 93.
(O'Neill and Martinez 93).
What is my favorite season?
Winter