Big-Picture Formatting
How should an MLA paper be spaced?
Double-spaced
Does a period go before or after an in-text citation?
AFTER
True or False: In an MLA paper, your list of citations is called a "Bibliography."
FALSE - Works Cited
True or False: In MLA formatting, a page number is not necessary on the first page.
FALSE - Last Name + page number on every page
True or False: You always need to cite textual evidence, even if you are just paraphrasing the text.
TRUE
If you have multiple entries in your Works Cited page, what order do they go in?
Alphabetical by author's last name.
Which two fonts are acceptable for an MLA paper?
Times New Roman and Arial (but pick ONE)
What two pieces of information should an in-text citation include?
Author's last name and page number
What is a "hanging indent"?
The Works Cited formatting style where the first line is flush left and all other lines have a .5 indent.
Correct the order of this MLA Heading:
Student Name
Date
Class
Teacher Name
Student Name
Teacher Name
Class
Date
Correct all of the errors in this in-text citation.
When Trevor is driving Babiki home, he writes, "We sat in total awkward silence the whole way." (Noah, 179).
When Trevor is driving Babiki home, he writes, "We sat in total awkward silence the whole way" (Noah 179).
Correct all of the errors in this Works Cited entry.
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Random House, 2016.
Noah, Trevor. Born a Crime. Random House, 2016.