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Mastering Google Docs: MLA Formatting Tips and MLA Research Draft Requirements

Learn about hanging indentation, double spacing, in-text citations, and more for your MLA research paper in Google Docs. Submit your 1st draft by the deadline. Don't forget to take the Google Doc/Drive Techniques quiz for a good grade!

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Mastering Google Docs: MLA Formatting Tips and MLA Research Draft Requirements

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  1. Milestone #2:MLA 1st Draft Technology 9

  2. Do Now • List 3 things that you learned or remembered most about the lessons in Google Docs this week?

  3. Review: • Position the insertion pointer in the paragraph you want to hang and indent. • Click the Page Layout tab in the Ribbon. • Open the Paragraph dialog box by clicking the Dialog Box Launcher button in the lower-right corner of the Paragraph group. • In the Indentation area, select the Hanging option from the Special drop-down list. • Click OK.

  4. In Google Docs • Type your paragraph.   • Go to the first line.   • Go to the end of the line.  Hit the "enter" key -- aka do a hard return.   • Click "Format," "Paragraph" and indent.   • The result will be that the first line will be aligned on the margin, while the rest of the paragraph will be indented.

  5. Milestone #2: 1st MLA Draft • Please have the 1st draft of your MLA – Hispanic Heritage research paper submitted by 4:00 PM on Friday, October 4, 2013. • In your 1st Draft please include the following: • Double Spacing • Work Cited page (hint: hanging indentation) • In-Text Citations • Check spelling and grammar issues • Only 2-pages and 1 Work Cited page = 3 pages

  6. Last but not least • TAKE THE QUIZ: Google Doc/Drive Techniques at www.quia.com • Penalty for not taking the quiz= ZERO! • It will be opened from 9PM 10/4/13 • It will be closed at 9PM 10/6/13 • You can take it only twice!

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