Think ya know the MLA?

What do the initials MLA represent?

• Modern Language Association
• Mom Loves Animals
• Mortgage Lenders Association
• Multilingual Language Academy

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When a source has no known author, what do you use for in-text citations?

• Nothing, just the page number.
• The URL.
• A shortened version of the title.
• The title.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If you refer to the author in your text, can you omit the author's name and just state the page number for the in-text citation?

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the recommended font style and size for formal essay writing?

• Times New Roman, 11 point
• Calibri, 12  point
• Times New Roman, 12 point
• Calibri, 11 point

What needs to be cited in your essay?

• Everything you write.
• Everything that doesn't come from you.
• Anything that sounds important.
• Everything in quotes.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If you get stuck figuring out how to cite something, what should you do? 

• Consult the 8th Edition of the MLA Handbook in the media center or visit www.owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/.
• Give up and just do what you think looks good.
• Consult the 7th Edition of the MLA Handbook in the media center or visit www.owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/.
• Omit any reference to sources. The teacher won't know.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In an essay or a prezi, where is the works cited page?

• After the cover page.
• There is no works cited page, all that is required are the in-text citations.
• At the end, the last thing.
• In a separate document.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What size should your essay margins be?

• One inch top and bottom, with .75 inch left and right.
• .75 inch top and bottom, with one inch left and right.
• .75 inch top, bottom, left, and right.
• One inch top, bottom, left, and right.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What are in-text citations sometimes called?

• Parenthetical notations.
• Connotation notations.
• Not worth the effort.
• Internal notations.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

For works cited entries, how is an author's name listed?

• First name, Last name.
• Last name, First name.
• Last name only.
• First name only.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9