Repeated Issues to Address

MLA Format

• Times New Roman

• MLA Citations

  • Novel or short story

    • (Author Last Name Page #)

    • Ex. “yay!” (Casinelli 6).

  • Play

    • Backslash when line ends

    • (Author Last Name Act. Scene. Lines)

    • Ex. “When shall we three meet again?/In thunder, lightning, or in rain?…There to meet Macbeth” (Shakespeare 1.1.1-8)

• Improper Quote Integration (Quote Bombs)

  • Before you insert quote, begin with introductory phrase

    • In the scene when the three witches give Macbeth the prophecies, they state, “…”

  • Use clear transitional phrases

    • No “firstly”, “two words that stand out”

    • Instead, “When Shakespeare uses the term “coward” he is implying that…”