MLA Basic
The correct font size for MLA format
What is 12-point?
(Author 1’s Last Name and Author 2’s Last Name Page Number)
How do you cite a source with two authors?
Alphabetically by the author's last name
How should sources be organized on the Works Cited page?
The rhetorical appeal that focuses on logic and reasoning
What is logos?
Rhetorical question.
What’s the strategy of asking a question that doesn’t require an answer, often used to provoke thought?
Spacing should be used for an MLA-formatted paper
What is Double-spaced?
Use the author or uploader’s name and the time stamp (Uploader, 00:45)
What do you do if your quote is from a YouTube video or Podcast?
It should be indented (hanging indent)
How should the second line of a citation be formatted on the Works Cited page?
Rhetorical appeal relies on the speaker’s credibility
What is ethos?
Repetition
What is the strategy of repeating a word or phrase for emphasis?
In the header, right-aligned with the writer's last name
Where should the page number be placed in MLA format?
Use the title of the work in place of the author’s name.
What do you do if there is no author listed for a source?
page that the works cited page is located on.
What is last page?
Pathos
Which appeal targets the emotions of the audience?
Comparing things using "like" or "as"!
What is a simile?
The student's name goes on what line of the header?
What is the first line of an MLA header?
As a block quote, indented one inch from the left margin without quotation marks.
How should you cite a quote that spans more than four lines?
List the first author followed by "et al."
How do you cite a journal article with multiple authors?
Citing an expert's opinion or mentioning your qualification.
What is an example of ethos?
The term for comparing two things without using "like" or "as".
Day Month Year (e.g., 17 September 2024)
What is the correct format for the date in MLA?
The text should be italicized (novels, textbooks).
What is if it is a longer work?
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Webpage." Website Name, Publisher, Publication Date, URL.
How should you cite a website in MLA format?
Most effective for persuading someone to donate to a charity.
What is pathos, because it evokes emotional responses?
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. It's used for emphasis or humor.
What is hyperbole and how can it be used?