MLA Formatting and Documentation

True or False: Plagiarism can easily be avoided by giving proper credit to the source. 

• True

• False

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CCSS.W.11-12.8

In a works cited entry in MLA format, the __________​ is always italicized.

• date of publication
• title of source
• title of container
• author

In a works cited entry in MLA format, the __________​ is always listed first.

• date of publication
• title of source
• title of container
• author

In a works cited entry in MLA format, unless the entire container is consulted, the __________​ is always listed in quotation marks.

• date of publication
• title of source
• title of container
• author

Put these items in the correct order in MLA format.

• author
• title of source
• title of container
• date of publication
• location

Which date is listed in MLA format?

• January 1, 1961.

• January 1st, 1961.

• 1 Jan. 1961.

• 1 Jan, 2016.

• Jan. 1, 1961.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2

In a works cited list in MLA format, citations are listed in _______ order.

• chronological

• random

• descending

• alphabetical

When writing a paper in a MLA format, what order should these items be listed in the paper's heading?

• Your Name

• Teacher's Name

• Class

• Due Date

True or False: Every citation in a works cited list should end with a period.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.8

True or False: In a works cited list, all citations list the title of the container before the title of the source.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.8