MLA FORMAT

Why should students use MLA Format?

• To avoid plagiarism
• Because teachers say they should
• To make a paper harder
• Students shouldn't use it

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following is not a synonym for plagiarism?

• Copying
• Piracy
• Sharing
• Stealing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the font size for most MLA documents?

• 8
• 10
• 12
• 14

What is the title of the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in a paper?

• Reference Page
• Works Cited
• Citations
• Sources

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The first page of an MLA document includes:

• Student name
  Teacher Name
  Date
• Student Name
  Date
• Student Name
  Title of paper
  Date
• Student name
  Teacher name
  Course
  Date

How large should the margins be for each side of the document?

• 1/4 inch
• 1/2 inch
• 1 inch
• 2 inches

Each paragraph should be indented by 1/2 inch. This can often be accomplished using which key?

• Space bar
• Tab
• Enter
• Shift

MLA documents often include a header in which corner of the page?

• Left
• Right

The header includes:

• Last name and page number
• Page number only

A proper citation looks like:

• Russell, Tony, Allen Brizee, and Elizabeth Angeli. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 4 Apr. 2010. Web. 20 July 2010.
• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D