MLA Format

True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

True or false? Only direct quotes need to be cited.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

A MLA in-text/paranthetical citation should be located:

• just after the information being cited

• just before the information being cited

• at the bottom of the page

• on the last page of the paper

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2

CCSS.L.1.2B

What is the standard spacing of your text (Mrs. Schultz said we can make it smaller this time)?

• Single

• 1.25"

• Double

• 1.50"

Margins should be set at __________ for left, right, top, and bottom.

• 1.25"

• 1"

• 1.5"

• 2"

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.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

True or False: You do not need to include in-text citations when summarizing or paraphrasing information from an outside source. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

What information do you include if there is no known author of a source? 

• Publication date
• Title of the source
• Publisher name
• You do not need to cite this source

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The placement of an in-text or parenthetical citation within a paper is important.  Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below.

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
• (Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.3A

How is the Works Cited page arranged?

• Alphabetically, by title of the work
• Alphabetically, by the author's first name
• Alphabetically, by the author's last name
• By publication year

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.3A

CCSS.W.9-10.8