MLA Formatting Review

Why should students use MLA Format?

• To avoid plagiarism by giving credit to researchers and writers

• To please teachers that say they should

• To make a paper seem more sophisticated

• To give students an option for how to write a paper

What is the required font size for most MLA documents?

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 14

How large should the margins be for each side of the document in MLA formatting?

• 1/4 inch

• 1/2 inch

• 1 inch

• 2 inches

The first page of an MLA document includes:

• Student name

  Teacher Name

  Date

• Student Name

  Date

• Student Name

  Title of paper

  Date

• Student name

  Teacher name

  Course

  Date

Beginning on the second page, the header includes:

• Last name and page number

• Page number only

A proper citation looks like the following example:

• Russell, Tony, Allen Brizee, and Elizabeth Angeli. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 4 Apr. 2010. Web. 20 July 2010.

• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

What kind of spacing should your essay have?

• Single
• Double
• 1.5
• Multiple

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.3A

The title of the paper only needs which formatting?

• Bolded

• Centered

• Underlined

• Italicized

Each paragraph is _____ at the beginning. 

• right aligned 
• centered 
• indented
• single spaced 

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is required in the upper left-hand corner of the first page? Correct order, top to bottom.

• Teacher Name, Assignment name, Date Due, Title of Essay

• Date, Your Name, Date Assigned, Course Title

• Your Name, Teacher Name, Course, Date Due

• Your Name, Teacher Name, Date Due, Course