MLA Format

Plagiarism can be avoided by . . .

(choose all that apply)

• using in-text citation.

• taking good notes on your sources.

• copying and pasting without using quotation marks.

• paraphrasing sources and not saving the URL.

• including a Works Cited page.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.8

All of the following are plagiarism EXCEPT

• buying a paper on the internet.

• turning in your friend's paper with your name on it.

• copying and pasting from the internet.

• using quotation marks and parenthetical citation to indicate the source of text on the internet.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.8

If you put the information in your own words, do you still have to cite it?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.8

Choose the correct details for MLA format

• Times New Roman font

  size 12

  double-spaced

  last name and page number in upper right

• Calibri font

  size 11

  single-spaced

  teacher's name in upper left

• Your name and the date in the upper left

  Bold title

  Small font for body paragraphs

• Article titles in italics

  Essay titles in bold

  Class name in upper right

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1D

Which of the following appear in the upper left of an MLA-formatted essay?

• Student Name

  Teacher Name

  Class

  Day Month Year

• Student Last Name

  Month Day, Year

  Title

• Student First Name

  Teacher Name

  Class

  Numerical Date

In MLA format, a Works Cited page . . .

• has a bold title

• uses a hanging ident

• includes entries that start with the name of the organization

• orders sources by date

Tags

CCSS.W.8.8

MLA in-text citation for an internet source includes

• the author's last name

• the author's full name and page number

• the organization name and date

• nothing is needed

Choose the correct MLA in-text citaion for an internet article.

• According to Harvard professor John Smith, "most people use meaningless statistics daily" (Jones).

• "most people use meaningless statistics daily" said Harvard professor John Smith.

• According to John, "most people use meaningless statistics daily" (Jones 4).

• An article by Jones says, "most people use meaningless statistics daily" (Ichabod Jones).

If there is no author for an article, MLA citation uses the

• article title in quotation marks

• article title in italics

• organization name

• website name in italics

All pages in MLA (including the Works Cited page) should be...

• Double-spaced

• Single-spaced

• 1.5 spaced

• Triple spaced