MLA format

italics

Book titles are set off with what?

insert a word of clarification OR punctuate a short story, poem, article or other small work

Brackets are used to...

a matching works cited entry

Each citation in the paper should have...

omit words from a quote

Ellipsis points are used to...

Name Teacher Class Date

How should a heading look?

Mention the author's name in the sentence before the quote and the citation should only contain the page number > (page)

If you use the author's name in the sentence already, how do you cite the quote?

set off names of books, websites, magazines and other large pieces of work

Italics are used to...

Modern Language Association

MLA stands for...

true

True or False: Don't quote too much.

(author et al. page)

What does a standard citation for four or more authors look like?

(author page)

What does a standard citation for one author look like?

(author, author, and author page)

What does a standard citation for three authors look like?

(author and author page)

What does a standard citation for two authors look like?

Times New Roman

What font?

Introduces the quote, giving credit to the author and/or title of the source

What is a signal phrase?

a list of all the sources used in the paper

What is a works cited page?

day month year (NO COMMAS) 12 June 2013

What is the order of a date?

full name

What name(s) do you use when mentioning an author the first time?

alphabetical by author's last name or title; in other words, alphabetical order by the first word in the citation

What order are sources on Works Cited sheet placed in?

12 pt

What size font?

("shortened title" page)

When creating a citation for a source with no author, what should be placed in the citation?

(shortened title of the source in quotation marks)

When no author is available, what should be used in the citation?

a single mark '

When quoting a sentence with quotation marks already present, change those quotation marks to what?

The ones you actually used (from which you quoted, paraphrased or summarized)

Which sources should be listed in your Works Cited page?

1 inch

margins

(Author page).

How do you format an in-text citation for a direct quote?

Name space page number in top right hand corner of each page in the paper

How do you format the page numbering of the paper?

put what you have read in your own words and then put author's last name and page number in ( ) with a period afterwards.

How do you paraphrase in your paper?

after

Normally, the period would go before or after a citation?

there should be no extra space between paragraphs

Paragraphs

last name

The next time the author is mentioned use his/her..

the same font as the rest of the essay, not bolded, underlined, italicized or put in quotation marks. They should be CENTERED.

The title "Works Cited" as well as the title of your paper should be....

should be just under the heading (no extra spaces) centered SAME FONT AND SIZE - No bolding or Underlining.

Title

FALSE

True or False: If the author is named in the sentence, the name should be repeated in the citation.

If the author is named in the sentence and there is no page number.

Under what circumstances would a quote have no citation directly after it?