flashcards (English)

What does MLA stand for?

Morden language association

MLA is an association that deals with

Language & literature

MLA is a commonly used method of....

Formatting Essays & citing sources

What is in the picture?

Header

What is in the picture?

Heading

What is in the picture?

Title

How should your heading be aligned?

Left

How should your header be aligned?

Right

How should your title be aligned?

Center

What font should your paper be in?

Times New Roman

What size should the font be for your paper?

12

How should your paper be spaced?

Double

How should the body of your text be aligned?

Left

What should you do at the start of each paragraph?

Indent

How should your title be formatted?

Leave as it is

What should you do to all important words in your title?

Capitalize

What size should the margins of your paper be?

1 inch

What goes into your header?

Last name & Page number

What is the correct order for your heading?

Your name, Teacher, Class & Date

What is the correct formatting for a date on your paper?

12 October 2025

What size font should your header be?

12 pt

Heading:

Left, 12pt, TNR, Double — spaced with your first name and last name, teacher’s name, Course name, Date: Day, Month, (no Abby) Year

Body text:

Left, 12pt, TNR, double spaced with indent at the start of each paragraph + No extra spaces between paragraphs.

Header:

Right, 12pt, TNR font with YOUR last name + inserted page number

Title

Center, 12pt, TNR Font with title of your paper + Must capitalize all important words

Why does it matter & what is MLA?

Sources, Works cited & Practice

Plagiarism happens when someone fails to give the author credit for their work ___

Words, work, or ideas

This means, someone is _____ work and trying to pass it off as their own

Taking someone’s

Plagiarism is a form of ____ and comes with

Stealing & negative consequences

How to avoid plagiarism is by

You directly quote something form a source, you paraphrase something from a source & you take an idea form a source. (Basically, you use anything in your writing or work that you did not actually think of.

What do you cite

You cite sources

The mostly common sources you are likely to use are

A book, A periodical & A website

How to cite these sources

As a (Direct quote) with the citation at the (end) of the sentence (Ex: “…vanilla ice cream out sells chocolate” (Smith).

Another way is

As a (Direct quote) with a (signal) word or phrase (Ex: Smith states that “…vanilla ice cream out sells chocolate)

This page goes ___ your work & gives the _____ that your in-text citations do not

After & detailed information