The Basics
Modern Language Association
What does MLA stand for?
Before the period at the end of the sentence.
Where the in-text citation go in a sentence?
Works Cited
What the title of the page that lists all your sources?
In the top right corner, ½ inch from the top.
Where the page number and last name appear on each page?
“Title of Video.” YouTube, uploaded by Username, Date, URL.
How you cite a YouTube video in MLA?
English, literature, and humanities
What subjects most commonly use MLA format?
Author’s last name and page number
What two things that usually appear in an in-text citation?
Alphabetically by author’s last name
How entries are listed on the Works Cited page?
Sources that are Italicized
How titles of longer works (like books or films) appear in MLA?
Film Title. Directed by Director’s Name, Production Company, Year.
How you cite a film?
8.5 x 11-inch paper, 1-inch margins on all sides
What are the size paper and margins in MLA ?
Use a shortened title in quotation marks.
How you cite a source with no author?
Double-spaced throughout
What line spacing is used on the Works Cited page?
How titles of shorter works (like poems or articles) appear?
Author. “Title.” Journal Name, vol., no., year, pages. Database Name, DOI or URL.
How you cite a journal article from a database?
12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced
What is the standard font and spacing in MLA?
List both names joined by “and” (Smith and Jones 45).
How you cite a source with two authors?
Hanging indent (½ inch on second and subsequent lines)
What indentation style is used?
No extra spaces—double-spacing throughout the paper
What the rule for spacing between paragraphs in MLA format?
Artist. Title of Work. Year, Website, URL.
How you cite an image from the web?
Your name, instructor’s name, course, and date
What four items appear in the top left corner of the first page?
Only the page number (45).
When you mention the author’s name in the sentence, what appears in parentheses?
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year.
What is the correct format for a book citation in MLA 9?
The paper’s title
What is centered (and not bolded, underlined, or italicized) on the first page before the essay begins?
List the first author’s last name followed by et al. (Smith et al. 23).
How a source is cited if it has three or more authors?