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.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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).

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9