MLA Rules Flashcards
Proper MLA Heading?
FIRST & LAST NAME
INSTRUCTORS NAME
SUBJECT, PERIOD
DATE
Proper Date Format?
17 January 2023 (Day month year)
What are MOVIES AND BOOKS in?
Italicized
What are SHORT STORIES AND POEMS in?
Quotations
Works Cited pages should always be in alphabetical order. True or false?
TRUE
The period always goes inside the parenthesis (.) True or False?
FALSE. It goes outside.
The period always goes outside the parenthesis (). True or False?
TRUE
Paper should always be…
1)Double spaced
2) 12 Pt Font
3) Times New Roman
Can you start a sentence with a quote?
NEVER, unless it’s your introduction quote.
Quotations in essays ALWAYS need a lead in. True or False?
TRUE
Embed your evidence well. Think of it almost like a conversation. True or False?
TRUE
You do not need to lead up to a quote. True or False?
FALSE
What is this an example of?
Lady Macbeth is similarly haunted by the image of blood on her hands, echoing those famous words, “Out,
damned spot!” (5.1.35), and lamenting the fact that “all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten [her] little hand”
(5.1.51-52), and remove the smell of blood.————
BOTH using a lead in and embedding well