MLA Style
An entire MLA paper must be in this font size.
12 pt.
Each paragraph in a paper must be ________.
indented
What is it called when you do NOT use citations and you are sharing someone's information or quotes?
Plagiarism (and it is illegal).
Where is the Works Cited located in a paper?
The entire MLA paper must be ________ __________.
Double Spaced
In-text Citations, within the paper, are surrounded by what punctuation marks?
Parentheses. (Like these.)
There are 5,280 feet in a mile. Should you cite this?
No, it is common knowledge.
When citing more than three authors, use this Latin abbreviation after the first author:
et. al. ("and others")
MLA papers are generally required to be in this font style (must be a legible font).
Times New Roman
An in-text citation usually includes the Author's ____ _____ and a page _______.
last name number
What is a good place on campus to get help with using MLA citations and formatting?
Student Writing (and Reading) Center
Another name for Works Cited, or a list of all your sources quoted or used in your research.
Bibliography
In MLA, dates are written in this format.
Day Month Year
For a paper in MLA format, the margins must be this wide all around.
One Inch
You do not need to list a page number for this type of source.
An online Web source.
In Works Cited, what is it called if every line in a paragraph is indented except for the first line?
Hanging Indent
This is what goes in a Header at the top right of a page.
The Writer's last name and page number.
What punctuation comes after the first part of a citation?
A period.
What are 3 requirements involved when using a block quote in a paper?
Block quotes are indented.
Does not use quote marks.
Must be longer than 4 typed lines.
BOOK citations includes one element that a journal or periodical citation does not have. What is this?
Publisher