3. MLA

Question 1

How’s the date written in MLA format?

Answer 1

day month year
NO COMMAS
18 July 2016

Question 2

Where’s the MLA heading placed?

Answer 2

Top left of paper

Question 3

What’s proper MLA spacing between paragraphs?

Answer 3

Double-spaced but no extra line between paragraphs, indented

Question 4

Where are page numbers placed?

Answer 4

Top right of paper

Question 5

What’s the proper spacing format of an essay?

Answer 5

Double-spaced

Question 6

Page number format

Answer 6

Last name Page number

Pan 1

Question 7

Short story titles are placed in ____.

Answer 7

Short story titles are placed in “quotation marks”

Ex. “Thank You Ma’am”

Question 8

Novel titles are ___.

Answer 8

Novel titles are italicized

Ex. Holes

Question 9

Tense of MLA essay?

Answer 9

Present tense

Question 10

What POV?

Answer 10

3rd person (pronouns)
Ex. he, she, they

Question 11

Elements of a Thesis Statement? (4)

Answer 11

1. Answers the prompt
2. Clear
3. Presents a position
4. Arguable

Question 12

Where are thesis statements usually located within a Literary Analysis Essay?

Answer 12

Towards the end of the Introductory Paragraph

Question 13

In-text citations format

Answer 13

(Author’s last name Page number where the referenced passage was from).
(Pan 1)

Question 14

What’s included in the heading according to proper MLA formatting instructions?

Answer 14

1. Student name
2. Teacher name
3. Class name
4. Date

Question 15

MLA heading/ header location.

Answer 15

Heading: Top left
Header: Top right

Question 16

When do you use parenthetical citations?

Answer 16

When quoting directly from an author.

Ex. One critic complains, “They suck” (Critic 1).

Question 17

How to tell if a website is credible?

Answer 17

1. Author
2. Date
3. Domain (.edu/.gov)