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MLA Format

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What does MLA stand for? Modern Language Association
What is a Works Cited? An alphabetized list of the resources you used for a project
If you use someone else's words or ideas without crediting them, what are you guilty of? Plagiarism
What is a Works Consulted? A list of potential resources you have located for your project
Where does a Works Cited appear in a written project? On a separate page at the end of your project
What is the preferred font and size for Works Consulted or a Works Cited? Times New Roman, 12
What are the preferred margins for a Works Consulted or a Works Cited? Top,bottom= 1 inch; Left,right= 1 inch
How is a Works Cited spaced? Double-spaced
Where is the first line of a Works Cited citation begun? At the left margin
How should subsequent lines of a citation be formatted? Indented .5 inch
How does one set up a hanging indent fro a Works Cited? On ruler, drag bottom triangle .5 inch to right
How is a Works Cited arranged? Alphabetically by first word of citation
Is a Works Cited ever numbered? No
What words are ignored when you are arranging a Works Cited? A, An, The
How are authors names listed in a Works Cited? Last name, First name
What is the pattern if a source has two authors? Last name, First name and First name Last name
What can you put if your citation has more than three authors? et al.
How are the titles of books, magazines, newspapers, films and television programs written in a Works Cited? Italicized
In a citation title, what words should be capitalized? All important words
What do you do if the words of a title were not capitalized in an original citation? Capitalize all important words, even if they weren't capitalized in the original citation
How are titles of articles, essay, stories, Web pages and television episodes written? In quotation marks
Does a period go before or after a closing quotation mark of a title? Before
For a magazine or news article, what punctuation does the page number follow? Period
What do you use if no page number for an article is provided? n.pag.
In a book where should you first look for the place of publication, publisher and date of publication? Title page of book
If the place of publication, publisher, and date of publication are not found in the first place you look, where is the second place to look in a book? Back of title page of book
When citing publication information for a book, what do you use for the place of publication? City
When citing publication information for a book, must you include the state along with the city? No, city only
What do you use if there is more than one city listed on the title page of a book? The first American city
Which months are not abbreviated in MLA format? May, June, July
Which month has a 4 letter abbreviation in MLA format? Sept.
What is the correct way to cite April 15, 2010? 15 Apr. 2010
What is the "Medium of Publication" in MLA citations? The format of the source
What "Medium of Publication" is used for books? Print
What "Medium of Publication" is used for Internet sources? Web
Is it necessary to include the URL of an Internet source? No
What is the study or investigation of some topic or field of study? Research
What is a source of information created at the time something happens by the people involved in the event. "Firsthand Information" Primary source
What are 3 examples of Primary sources? Diary, Journal, Speech
What are historical works built up by primary sources? Secondary source
What are 3 examples of Secondary sources? Biography, Magizine, Web page
What uses quotation marks to indicate exact words? Direct Quote
What shares ideas without a direct quotation, stating the ideas? Paraphrase
What is used to provide information about a large body of work and to identify the writer's main ideas? Summarizing
What do the most credible sources from the internet end in? .edu, .org, .gov
Created by: Deshawn.Butler
 

 



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