Directions:
On
the first five questions, write down whether the statement about MLA Format is True
or False on the line following the sentence.
1. You
should always create a Title Page for your papers. _________
2. The
entire paper should be double-spaced. _________
3. The
Works Cited page should be on its own page. _________
4. In-text
citations should include author’s last name, the title of the work, and the
page number the quote or paraphrase was taken from. _________
5. The
titles of longer works you reference should be italicized while the titles of
shorter works should be in quotations. _________
Directions:
After
reading the examples of in-text citations and Works Cited entries below, write
down what is INCORRECT about each one.
§ When
studying the most intelligent pigs, Dawson recorded, “They never seemed to
realize that rewards were being offered” (Dawson 93).
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
§ Renfro,
Frank. Crying to Myself. Boston:
Penguin, 2003.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
§ Understanding
poetry is a matter of “making yourself realize that you can get meaning out of
it no matter what.” (Foster 101)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Directions:
Answer
the following questions as accurately as possible.
1. Why do
teachers/professors require citations? _______________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is
the last thing you list about a source in its Works Cited entry? ______
____________________________________________________
3. Name
three pieces of information you need to try to find for your Works Cited page
when you visit a website. ____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What
goes in your header at the top right of your paper? _________________
____________________________________________________
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