MLA Format Review!

Which of the following are used in MLA format?

• font size 11

• Times New Roman font

• a header with your first name and page number

• a header with your name, teacher, class/period, and due date

Answer explanation

Font size 12

TNR

Header with your LAST name and page number

Heading with your name, teacher, class/period, and due date

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Your thesis is the ______ of your paper.

Answer explanation

You are arguing/telling people about the importance of something.

How many times do you press ENTER after you finish a paragraph to start a new one?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

We don't want blank spaces between paragraphs! Start your new paragraph after entering ONCE!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How do you format your title?

• Right align and in the header

• Center align and underline

• Center align, nothing else

• Center align and a bigger font size

Answer explanation

The only special part of a title is that it is center-aligned! That's it!

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the keyboard shortcut to add a new page to your document?

• Control + tab

• Control + V

• Control + space

• Control + enter

Answer explanation

Fun fact, control + V is the paste text shortcut!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

What should a hanging indent look like?

Answer explanation

You should have drawn something to show me one line longer than another line, and the line underneath it should have a space to the left of it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the ruler on Google Docs have?

• A rectangle and a circle

• A rectangle and a triangle

• A triangle and a circle

• A circle and a square

Answer explanation

Remember, Google Docs has a ruler at the top with a rectangle and a triangle pointing down to the numbers!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Why do we use the ruler for research papers on Google Docs?

• to measure

• to show us how long our words are

• to create hanging indents

• to create a title

Answer explanation

We learned how to use the ruler so we can create hanging indents!

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the top of the ruler look like on Google Docs? (hint: two shapes)

Answer explanation

You should have drawn a rectangle on top of a pointing down triangle. Bonus points if you drew the rectangle and triangle away from each other (with the rectangle to the left of the triangle) to create a hanging indent!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Every online article will have an author's name written on it.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False! Some online articles/sites do not identify any authors.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10