MLA Formatting Guidelines and Practices

MLA Formatting Guidelines and Practices

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

FREE Resource

This video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on formatting an MLA essay using Google Docs. It covers setting margins, headers, and page numbers, formatting body text with proper spacing and alignment, and creating a works cited page with hanging indents. The tutorial emphasizes using dynamic page numbers and maintaining consistent formatting throughout the document. It concludes with a promotion for a full-length tutorial video.

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the standard margin size for an MLA formatted document?

0.5 inch

1.5 inches

2 inches

1 inch

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where should you go to check the margins in Google Docs?

Edit menu

File menu

Tools menu

View menu

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you insert a dynamic page number in Google Docs?

Insert > Page Break

Insert > Header and Page Number > Page Number

Tools > Page Number

Format > Page Number

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should be the alignment of the header text in an MLA document?

Justified

Left aligned

Center aligned

Right aligned

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what order should the header information be arranged?

Date, Name, Subject, Professor

Subject, Date, Name, Professor

Name, Professor, Subject, Date

Professor, Name, Date, Subject

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How should the title of the document be aligned?

Justified

Right aligned

Center aligned

Left aligned

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct line spacing for the body of an MLA formatted document?

Triple spaced

Single spaced

Double spaced

1.5 spaced

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