MLA Worksheet #2



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MLA Worksheet: Practice Works Cited Page

Part One: Basic Formatting

Directions: Type in your answers on page 1 in BOLD. When you have completed the entire sheet, email it to me at msschroderclass@.

1. Click on the link “paper formatting”. On the next page, click on the hyperlink of the

“Sample MLA Research Paper”. Browse through the example paper to answer the

following questions:

a. What 4 things are double-spaced and go in the heading in the upper-left of the

first page of the paper?

i.

ii.

iii.

iv.

b. How do you type in the title of your paper?:

i.

c. What goes in the upper right of each page of the paper?:

i.

d. How many inches should the margins be (except for page numbers)?:

i.

e. What size font should you use in your paper?

i.

f. Should the paper be double-spaced throughout the entire paper? (Yes or No)

i.

g. What is a block quote and how do you identify it in a paper?

i.

ii.

h. Does the works cited page get its own page in the paper? (Yes or No)

i.

i. What is the heading of the works cited page?:

i.

j. How are the entries on a works cited page organized?:

i.

k. What do you do to the second line of a single entry on a works cited page?:

i.

Part Two: Works-Cited Page Entries

Directions: Using proper formatting techniques, create a MLA citation for each of the following resources in the space provided.

1. A book by Robert Akins called Greeks and Romans. It was published by Random House in Philadelphia in 1987.

2. An Internet article by Joan Ingram called “The Secrets of the Greeks.” No publishing date is provided, but it was viewed on 2/2/04 from . There is no organization name and the URL is .

3. A DVD called The Hunger Games. Directed by Gary Ross and produced/distributed by Lionsgate in 2012.

4. A printed newspaper article by John Xavier called “The Amazing Greek Islands.” The article was published in the Washington Post on 9/2/05 and started on page D1.

5. A video interview with the UBP poetry club conducted by Ms. Schroder in February 2013 posted to Youtube. The title of the interview is “Take Notes 2.”

Part Three: The MLA Works-Cited Page

On the next page, create a complete MLA Works-Cited Page using the above sources. Be sure to follow all format guidelines!

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