KEY MLA Worksheet: Practice Works Cited Page

Part One: Basic Formatting

Directions: With your group, collaborate and complete the handout. You may need to
reference your MLA template and/or Purdue Owl MLA Citation online. Make certain to cite
the information from the source if you use a source.

1. What 4 things are double-spaced and go in the heading in the upper-left of the first
page of the paper?
a. student’s first and last name Do NOT put this information in the header.
b. teacher’s last name It should NOT show up on every page, just
c. course the first page.
d. date

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

Your paper title should be centered and in regular text.
Do not underline, bold, or italicize the title.

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

Last name and page number in the header.

4. How many inches should the margins be (except for page numbers)?
1 inch margins should be the default

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

Font size should be set to Arial 11 or Times New Roman 12. Nothing else.

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

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

According to Purdue OWL’s MLA Formatting webpages, a block quote is a longer quote
that one might be using in their paper. You can identify this by looking at a page in
one’s paper where the text of the paper stops, and then below is a paragraph which is
only the quote and citation, and then beneath that (double spaced) one will see the
text of the paper start again. Indent on both sides and single space. It should literally
look like a block of text which you pasted into the middle of your essay.

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

9. What is the heading of the works cited page?

Works Cited
10. How are the entries on a works cited page organized?
Entries are listed alphabetically, by the author’s last name or the first word of the
title if there is not author.

11. What do you do to the second line of a single entry on a works cited page?
A second line is always indented. It looks like it is hanging off the first; thus, it is called a
“hanging indent.”
Part Two: Works-Cited Page Entries
Use any of the links below to create entries for an MLA Works-Cited page using the following
sources.
The Owl at Purdue MLA Website
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

or
http://www.wou.edu/provost/library/clip/citations/mla/index.php

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

2.      A book by Henry Goldman and Elizabeth Howard called Ancient Civilizations. It was
published in Philadelphia by Gold House in 1989.
Goldman, Henry, and Elizabeth Howard. Ancient Civilizations. Philadelphia: Gold
House, 1989. Print.
 
3.      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 Greeksecrets.com. There is no organization
name and the URL is http://www.greeksecrets.com.   
Ingram, Joan. "The Secrets of the Greeks." Web. 2 Feb. 2004. <www.greeksecrets.com>.
   
4.      A DVD called The Hunger Games. Directed by Gary Ross and produced/distributed by
Lionsgate in 2012. 
The Hunger Games. Dir. Gary Ross. Lionsgate, 2012. DVD.

5.      An article/chapter by Joshua Smith, Ph. D. called “Those Insufferable Greeks” on page
201-247 of the book/collection called Infamous World Empires. The collection was edited by
James Wygonik and published by Colonial Press of Denver in 1983.
Smith, Ph.D., Joshua. “Those Insufferable Greeks.” Infamous World Empires. Ed. James
Wygonik. Denver: Colonial Press, 1983. 201-247.

6.      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.
Xavier, John. "The Amazing Greek Islands." Washington Post 2 Sept. 2005: D1. Print.
7.  An article on pages 24-31 of the print magazine 20th Century Travel by Karen Pankratz called
“Destination: Athens.” It was published on March 3rd, 2002.

Pankratz, Karen. “Destination: Athens.” 20th Century Travel. 3 March 2002: 24-31. Print.
   
8.  An Internet article with no author called “Famous Greek Battles.” It was published on June
14, 1999, viewed on January 12, 2004 from Iahistory.org, and the URL is
http://www.iahistory.org/greeks/battles.htm.
   
“Famous Greek Battles.” Iahistory.org. 14 June 1999. Web. 12 January 2004.

9.  A personal interview with Greg Shepherd about Greek History on July 17, 2005.

Shepard, Greg. Personal interview. 17 July 2005.

10. An article on an online newspaper site called “iPhone Pre-orders Sell Out in 24 Hours.” It
was written by John Smith and published September 17, 2012 on NYTimes.com. It is operated by
The New York Times Company and was accessed on September 18, 2012.

Smith, John. “iPhone Pre-orders Sell Out in 24 Hours.” NYTimes.com. 17 September

2012. Web. 18 September 2012.

IMPORTANT: Note how the second line of a citation is indented. That is art of MLA formatting
for Works Cited.