MLA Review
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4 items needed in a MLA header
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your name, teacher, class, and date
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means "kidnapping"
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plagiarism
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periodical refers to a..... (3 sources)
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newspaper, scholarly journal, magazine
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periodical means.....
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regularly
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3 types of note taking
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paraphrase, summarize, direct quote
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If there is no author or source, what is given in its place?
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default to title
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spacing on entire paper
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double
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If you have a 5 page paper, what page number is the WC page?
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page 6
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Where do you place the period of a setence when using a () ciatation?
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after
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hanging indentation
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indent 2nd and subsequent lines, used easily to find author
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What is the indentation for a block or long quote?
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2 tabs or 10 spaces
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What info is usually included in the () citation?
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author and page number, no author= title instead
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What is the overall margin of your paper?
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1 inch
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MLA is the only acceptable style of writing resaerch papers. (T or F)
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false, APA or Chicago
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If you use the block form for a quote are the quotation marks still needed?
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no
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working bibliography
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list of sources still in progress
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What does "credentials" refer to when evaluating a source?
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if it's reliable
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Which is the toughest source to evaluate? Why?
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internet, can be easily changed
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What does currency refer to when evaluating a source?
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how recent it was published
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source
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broad span of information
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2 types of outlines
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topic, sentence
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unintentional plagiarism
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using someone else's words or ideas without your knowledge
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common knowledge
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a lot of people know or can easily look up
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info included in the right hand corner of paper
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last name and page number
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title for WC page
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Works Cited
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If you submit a research paper with () ref. but not works cited page..... that's okay because you have then cited in your paper. (T or F)
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false, need both
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If you submit a paper with no () refs but you do have an awesome works cited page.... that's okay because you have listed all of your sources. (T or F)
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false, need both
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What font and size should be used?
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Times New Roman, size 12 font
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Submitting a paper that you have already submitted in a previous class is okay to do because it is your own work.
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false, form of plagiarism
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Is a title page needed for a MLA research paper?
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no
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Where would you insert a chart or illustration in a paper
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after the paragraph the information is in
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How is the () connected to a source on the WC page?
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should be the same name/ title
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several senteces paraphrased from the same source =
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() citation after last sentence
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If you paraphrase or summarize info in your paper, you do not have to use a () citation. (T or F)
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false, borrowed idea
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date written in MLA style
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date, month, year
