The Basics of an MLA Paper

Teacher edition · Grade 8 · Lesson 23 · Literature · Advanced Academic Writing

Writing Book 8 · sheet 62

A format exists so a reader never has to wonder where to look.

2. Your turn

In your notebook: apply The Basics of an MLA Paper to three sentences of your own, double-spaced.

Below is what a full, correct answer looks like. Children's wording will differ and should — mark the thing this lesson taught, not everything at once.

Read out one sentence that uses The Basics of an MLA Paper.model — accept any answer that does the same job

3. Before you finish

Read out one sentence that uses The Basics of an MLA Paper.

Watch forDo not grade a first MLA attempt on punctuation of the entries. Grade it on whether every source can be found. Details come next time.