MLA formatting

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Highschool English Education

MLA Formatting

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Review Video

index

Burger Quiz

Bomb Quiz

Works Cited

Where to put information

How to format MLA

Citing information in text.

What is MLA format

Learning Outcomes

Learning how to format in MLA is crucial for the success of students during their education and in the occupations following. Created by the Modern Language Association, the format MLA was created for those in the field of literature to uniformly format their work. This allows for quick referencing and an easy read.

MLA format is required for all highschool essays.

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Google form!

Dissect information and arrange it into an essay that clearly communicates new ideas

Outcome 1

Format information into an essay

Outcome 2

Explain the purpose behind the format of an essay

Outcome 3

What will I be able to do after today?

Learing OUTcomes

The next slides will show examples of properly formatted essays. Click on the icons for information on how to format your own information in MLA! Remember, the home button will always be at the top of the page to guide you back to the index whenever you want!

Directions:

Timeline

Timeline

Timeline

When quoting information, do not include the period. Only one period should be in the sentence, that is at the end and after the parentheses.

When citing information in text, you only need to include the authors name once. You can do this at the beginning of the sentence or in the citation at the end

Book: Author last name comma page number Website: Author last name comma date

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Quiz Bomb

START

(Jane Austen p.45)

(Austen p.45).

(Austen, p.45).

(Jane Austen, p.45).

Select the correct in text citation:

QUESTION 01

CORRECT!

1 1/2 inches

Hanging

1/2 inch

First Line

What kind of indent is used for a works cited page?

QUESTION 02

CORRECT!

1 inch

2 inches

1 1/2 inches

1/2 inch

How many inches should the margin be from each edge of the paper?

QUESTION 03

CORRECT!

4 Spaces

3 Spaces

6 Spaces

5 Spaces

How many spaces should each indentation be?

QUESTION 04

CORRECT!

5-13-2024

2024 May 13

May 13 2024

13, May 2024

Select the correctly formatted date:

QUESTION 05

START OVER?

CONGRATULATIONS!

NO!

...TRY AGAIN?

• MLA - https://www.mla.org/
• Scribbr - https://www.scribbr.com/mla/website-citation/

More Information on MLA:

• Easy Bib - https://www.easybib.com/
• Purdue Owl - https://owl.purdue.edu/
• My bib - https://www.mybib.com/
• Grammarly - https://www.grammarly.com/

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