APA, MLA & Chicago
MLA Format
Works Cited
Direct Quotes
Bet You Didn't Know
100

What font do you need to use for academic formats?

What is Times New Roman?

100

What is a header 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 source page called for MLA format?

What is a Works Cited?

100

These are used when referring to other works in the writing of your academic papers.

What are direct quotes?

100

What goes into the introduction?

What is background on the topic?

200

What spacing is needed for academic formatting?

What is double spacing?

200

What information is included in the heading of an MLA formatted academic paper? 

What is the student's name, the professor, the course, and the date?

200

Where is the Works Cited located in an MLA formatted paper? 

What is on a separate sheet of paper at the end of the writing?

200

What must a direct quote be in when citing from a source? 

What is quotation marks?

200

When should you state your opinions as a student and the author of an academic writing, especially if research? 

What is in the conclusion?

300

What margins are needed for the top, bottom, and sides of the page?

What are one inch margins?

300

Is a title page used in an academic paper for MLA format?

What is no, titles pages are only for APA format? (unless specifically told otherwise by the professor)

300

What continues on the Works Cited from the MLA formatted writing?

What is Times New Roman font and double spacing?

300

How must you include in the in-text citation for an MLA formatted direct quote?

What is use the author's last name and page number if available in the parentheses?

300

What five parts go into paragraph ogrnazation?

What is the topic sentence, the direct quote, analysis, and transition sentence? 

400

What button must be pushed when indenting a paragraph for academic writing? 

What is the tab? 

400

How do you go in (and out) of the header to add information for MLA format?

What is double click with mouse?

400

What order do the citations go in a Works Cited?

What is alphabetical?

400

If the author & page number is not available, what should you put in the in-text citation?

What is the source title?

400

What should you do when you include a new source in academic writing?

What is include the author's full name and the title of the source? For example: According to K. Edgar, in their work The Orpheus Myth: Literature & Art Representation from the 1800's, "The responsibility of Eurydice's fate rests in Orpheus's hands, and he failed" (37). 

500

How many sentences go in a paragraph in all formats of academic writing?

What is 5-7 sentences? 

500

What button do you push on the keyboard to indent paragraphs in academic writing?

What is the tab button?

500

What must you do to shorter works (poems, article, etc.)?

What is put quotes around it?

500

What is not accepted in any format of academic writing when it comes to the use of direct quotes?

What is plagiarism? 

500

Who can a student go to if they have any questions, comments, or concerns? 

Who is the professor?