MLA Formatting

According to MLA guidelines, what information should be included in the heading?

• Your name, course title and the date

• Your name and the date

• The course title, instructor's name, and date

• Your name, the instructor's name, course title, and date

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

According to MLA Guidelines, what should the spacing of the paper be?

• Single Spaced

• 1.5 spacing

• Double Spaced

• It doesn't matter

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

According to MLA guidelines, what should the font size be?

• 10 point font

• 12 point font

• 14 point font

• 20 point font

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.3

CCSS.L.9-10.3A

According to MLA guidelines, what should the font style be?

• Times New Roman

• Calligraphy

• Gothic Bold

• Comic Sans

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.3A

Match the following

• Putting someone else's thoughts and ideas into your own words

• In-Text Citation

• Using someone's work without proper attribution

• Works Cited

• Cited information from a source in your work.

• Paraphrase

• Full alphabetized list of all sources cited in-text

• Direct Plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

How do you show a new paragraph is starting?

• Indent using tab

• Indent using the space bar

• Put an extra space using the enter key

• Intend using tab AND using an extra space with the enter key

What must be included in an in-text citation?

• Author's full name and page number

• Author's last name and page number

• Page number

• Hyperlink to the source

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Which in-text citation is correct?

• (Ashley Renick)

• (Ashley Renick 3)

• (Renick pg 3)

• (Renick 3)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Which in-text citation is correct?

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Tommy Orange 118).

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Orange 118).

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Orange pg 118).

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (118).

MLA requires a separate title page. 

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Only APA style uses a separate title page. If your instructor requests a title page while using MLA format, then it is required -- but only if your instructor requests it.