MLA Format Stuff
how does one set up a hanging indent for a works cited
on ruler, drag bottom triangle .5 inch to right
what is the correct way to cite April 15, 2010
15 April 2010
in a citation title what words should be capitalized
All important words
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
what month has a 4 letter abbreviation
September, Sept.
what is a works consulted
a list of potential resources you have located for your paper
what words are ignored when you are arranging a works cited
a, an, the
how is a works cited arranged
alphabetically by the first word of citation
what is a works cited?
an alphabetical list of the resources used for the project
where is the first line of a works cited citation begin
at left margin
does a period go before or after a closing quotation mark of a title
before
when citing publication info for a book what do you use for place of publication
city
how is a works cited spaced
double spaced
what can you put if your citation has more than three authors
et al.
how are titles of articles,essays, stories, web pages, and tv episodes written
in quotation marks
how should subsequent lines of a citation be formatted (The Second Line)
indent .5 inch
how are the titles of books, mags, newspapers, films,and tv written in a works cited
italicized
how are authors names listed in a works cited
last name, first name
what is the pattern if a source has 2 authors
last name, first name and first name, last name
wht do you do if the words of a title were not capitalized in an original citation
leave it how it was
which months are not abbreviated in MLA format
may, June, july
what do you use if no page number is provided
n. pag.
is a works cited ever numbered
no
is it necessary to include the URL of an internet source
no
when citing publication for a book must you include the state along with the city
no
where does a works cited appear in a written project
on a seperate page at the end of your project
for a magazine, news article, what punctuation does the page number follow
period
if you use someone elese ideas without citing them what are you guilty of
plagerism
what Medium of Publication is used for books
if the publisher, place of publication, and date are not found on the title page where do you look
the back of the title page
what is the Medium of Publication in MLA citations
the format of the source
what is the preferred font and size for a works consulted or a works cited
times new roman,12
in a book where should you first look for the publisher, place of publication, and date
title page of book
what are the preferred margins for a works consulted of a works cited
top,bottom 1 inch, lefft, right, 1 inch
what do you use if there is more than one city used for the city of publication
use the first american city
What Medium of Publication is used for internet sources
web
