MLA Formatting Guidelines

This video tutorial guides viewers through setting up a document in MLA format, covering margins, font selection, disabling hyphenation, creating headers, setting line spacing, and formatting titles. It also explains how to write and indent paragraphs, handle block quotations, and create a Works Cited page.

What is the first step in setting up a document according to MLA format?

• Select the font style

• Set the margins to 1 inch on all sides

• Create a header with your last name

• Turn off automatic hyphenation

Which font is considered easily readable for MLA documents?

• Times New Roman

• Papyrus

• Comic Sans

• Courier New

What should you do to ensure automatic hyphenation is turned off?

• Choose 'Normal' in the margins menu

• Select 'None' in the hyphenation settings

• Align text to the right

• Set the font size to 12

How do you set up the header in an MLA document?

• Insert a footer with your last name

• Use the header tool to add your last name and page number

• Align the text to the center

• Type your first name and page number

What line spacing should be used in an MLA document?

• Single spacing

• 1.5 spacing

• Triple spacing

• Double spacing

What information is included in the MLA information block?

• Your name, page number, and date

• Title of the paper and your name

• Your name, teacher's name, course, and date

• Course name, teacher's name, and page number

How should the title of an MLA paper be formatted?

• Bold and underlined

• All caps and centered

• Italicized and centered

• Title capitalization without bold or underline

What is the correct way to indent paragraphs in an MLA document?

• Use a 1-inch indent

• Indent the entire paragraph

• Use a half-inch indent

• No indent is needed

How should block quotations be formatted in an MLA document?

• Centered and italicized

• Indented without quotation marks

• Left-aligned and bold

• Indented and enclosed in quotation marks

What is the first step in creating a Works Cited page?

• Italicize the title 'Works Cited'

• Bold the title 'Works Cited'

• Center the title 'Works Cited'

• Type 'References' at the top