MLA Format
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The phrase "For instance" signals which of the following? Time, Compare Contrast, or Example
Example
Data that supports a claim. Examples are quotes, paraphrasing, or charts.
What is evidence?
What does the I in SIFT stand for?
Imagery
The way in which a computer program identifies things you look at often and designs what is advertised to you
Algorithms
Font style for MLA format
Times New Roman
The word "However" shows which of the following, comparison, contrast, summarize
contrast
A statement that is specific, debatable, can be proven with evidence, and can sometimes be called a thesis.
What is a claim
What does the S in SIFT stand for?
Symbols, Sound Devices, Structure
To take joy in something
relish
What is the second line of a proper MLA format heading?
Mrs. Rusin / Teacher's Name
He stayed up too late last night. Consequently, he slept until noon. What does the word "consequently" show?
Cause and effect
A careful examination of something in order to understand it better.
What does the T in SIFT stand for?
Tone and Theme
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point. Hint: If I don't eat soon, I will not survive.
Hyperbole
What should the date look like for a proper MLA format heading?
Day Month Year, No punctuation
Identify three words that signal time.
First, second, third, next, afterward, finally, lastly, subsequently, afterward
Title, Author, Genre
The universal message of a poem or story is called the what?
Theme
The most basic and important parts of something
Fundamental
When using citations after evidence from a text, what do you need to include?
The author's last name and the page number
Tianna and Eyanna like to play basketball. By the same token, Julissa and Guiliana like to play too. What does the phrase, "By the same token" indicate?
comparison
When you quote something directly from a text, you must include where you got the information from. What is this called? Hint: You put it in parenthesis after the quote with the page number.
The repetition of a consonant sound it what? Hint: Sally Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore.
Alliteration
the process of making a choice only after carefully considering its likely effects...to do on purpose
deliberate