Works Cited
Does every source cited in the text need to be included on the Works Cited page?
How do you format a MLA in-text citation that has a page number?
In parentheses, the authors' last name followed by the page number.
How should the date be written on the first page of the paper?
The day, the month (spelled out), and then the year.
What kind of indent should you use for the Works Cited page?
A hanging indent, which is an indent where everything is an indented by half an inch, excluding the first line of the citation.
Should punctuation go inside or outside of the quotations in a quote that is followed directly by a citation?
What four things should go in the upper left-hand corner of your first page?
The writer's name, the professor's name, the course number, and the date of the paper.
How should an author's name be listed in a citation on the Works Cited page?
The authors' full last name, followed by a comma, and then the authors' full first name and their middle initial (optional).
If there is no known author for the information that one is citing, what should be used in the in-text citation instead?
Use a shortened version of the title of the work instead of an author name.
Are headings required?
No, but can be helpful in organizing.
For the Works Cited page, the title of an essay, a story, or a poem in a collection, as a part of the larger whole, is placed in ___?
When citing two authors who share the same last name, how dos on format the in-text citation?
Provide both authors' first initials, or the authors' full name if they share the same initial.
What goes in the header of ones paper and where should it be located?
The writer's last name as well as the page number should be included in the header and it should be right aligned.