MLA Formatting and Style Guide

MLA is a style of documentation that may be applied to many different types of writing.

• True

• False

Core elements in each works cited entry are...

• Author and publisher

• Other contributors

• Publication date and location

• Title of source and Title of container

• Version and number

You begin the entry with the author's

• Last name

• Middle name

• First name

Depending on the source used it should be listed in...

• In bold

• Italics or quotation marks

• Highlighted

• Colored font

An example of a container would be

• A box

• A movie

• A book

• A television series which is made up of episodes

Other contributors to the source may include

• Editors

• Illustrators

• Translators

• Reader

If the source used is listed as an edition or version it should be included in your citations

• True

• False

If a book is a part of a multi volume series what should be included in your citations

• Volume and issue numbers

• Volume number

• Issue number

• Page number

Should you list all publishers of a source

• Yes always

• Only if relevant to your research

• No never

When a source has more than one publication date you should...

• Use all

• Use none

• Use the date that is most relevant to your writing