Paper Formatting Basics
What font do you need to use for MLA format?
What is Times New Roman or Courier New?
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.
What is the works cited on and where is it located in the paper?
What is a separate page from essay and at the end?
What must the quote be in when citing it from a book, article, etc.?
What is quotation marks?
What spacing is needed for MLA format?
What is double spacing?
What does MLA stand for?
What is Modern Language Association?
What is the title of this page and how do you place it on the page?
What is Works Cited and centered?
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.
What margins are needed for the top, bottom, and sides of the page?
What is one inch margins?
Is a title page used?
What is no? (unless specifically told otherwise)
How do you order items on a Works Cited Page?
What is alphabetical?
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?
When indenting a paragraph, what is mandatory for MLA format? (two options)
What is 1/2 an inch? What is "TAB" once?
This is used to identify longer works (i.e. novels, plays) that you talk about in the paper.
What is italics?
What line(s) is indented on for a source?
What is the second and third (if needed) ?
Correct this direct quote: She dove into a vat of chocolate 64
What is: "She dove into a vat of chocolate" (64).
What information do you need to put before you put the title to your paper?
The Header: What is name, teacher's name, course name, and date (day, month, year)?
These are used when referring to other works in the title of your paper.
What is quotes?
What must you do to shorter works (poems, article, etc.)?
What is put quotes around it?
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).