Essay writing terminology
MLA
Chicago Style
Reporting
text structure
100
Which is a key component in serving an essay's argument?
a anecdote c. citation
b.repetition d. synonym
c
100
When do you need to provide an in text citation?
- When you paraphrase information or include a direct quotation from a source in your paper.
100
When you provide a citation within your text in an essay what three components must you include
Surname, year, pp.
100
name 15 reporting verbs
Argue, assert, claim, conclude, confirm, contend, insist, maintain, state, warn, believe, consider, say, suggest, think, demonstrate, explain, indicate, note, prove, reveal, show ,accept, agree, deny, doubt,blame, condemn, criticize ,characterize, classify, define, evaluate, identify, portray, present
100
What does expound mean?
A repeat
B Mention briefly
C. Develop
D.Emphasize
C
200
What is the name of the sentence or sentences that outline the main argument of an essay?
Thesis statement
200
Which sources need to be written in italics
Name 5
Play , book/anthologies, film title, journal Magazine titles, newspaper titles
200
For in film citations which components must you provide
Director's surname, year and the time range of the citation
200
Name at least two synonyms of the verb 'highlight'
draw attention to
emphasize
accentuate
stress
underline
underscore
200
What's the word which means repeated
A Reloaded
B. Touch upon
C. Alluded
D reiterate
D
300
What is the name of the sentence that acts as the quality control manager of a paragraph and helps the reader to decide what is relevant or irrelevant in a paragraph
topic sentence
300
In MLA style, the list of references on your Works Cited page should be in order by:
- Alphabetical by author’s last name.
300
If you find a quote from someone in a secondary source, but you can’t track down the original what do you do?
you use:
“quoted in” in your Works Cited page and give both references:
Zukofsky, Louis. 1931. “Sincerity and Objectification.” Poetry 37 (February): 269. Quoted in Bonnie Costello, Marianne Moore: Imaginary Possessions (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press
300
What are the other forms of the following verbs:
analyse
distribute
compete
require
analysis analytical analytically
distribution distributive
competition competitive competitively
requirement required
300
If more than one topic comes under one heading is it
Summarized, subsumed , contained, consisted of
subsumed
400
What is the capital of Lithuania
(Googlers will be punished!)
Vilnius
400
What does no. stand for in an MLA Works Cited entry?
a Page number
b volume number
c pages
b
400
When your source is from film or tv put the quote in the correct running order:
distributor or studio /URL/director / first name /releasing/film title/organisation/platform/surname/year/year of medium/
400
Name 3 synonyms of the following words
1.momentarily
2.significant
3.consistently
1.briefly, temporarily, for an instant
2. notable,crucial, vital, paramount
3. routinely, steadily, persistently
400
If you mention something only briefly in a presentation do you?
Suggest, touch upon, summarize or condense it
I would like to TOUCH UPON some other issues
500
In academic writing what does the abbreviation 'et al'
signify?
And others
500
Select the Works Cited example that has the correct format for citing a book with multiple authors in MLA style:
a. Wysocki, Anne Frances, et al. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition. Utah State UP, 2004.
b.Wysocki, Anne Frances, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Cynthia L. Selfe, and Geoffrey Sirc. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition. Utah State UP, 2004.
c.Wysocki, A.; Johnson-Eilola, J.; Selfe, C. L.; and Sirc, G. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition. Utah State UP, 2004.
Wysocki, Anne Frances, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Cynthia L. Selfe, and Geoffrey Sirc, et al. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition. Utah State UP, 2004
A
500
If there is no season or month information in a journal aritcle what is the order?
If there is no season or month information:
Surname, First Name. Year. “Article Title.” Journal Title X (Y): MM-NN.
LaSalle, Peter. 2017. “Conundrum: A Story about Reading.” New England
Review 38 (1): 95–109
500
What are some synonyms for the verb 'claims'?
assert ,declare , maintain, profess
500
How many people live in Glasgow approximately
a 10 b 100,000 c. 550,000 D 650,000
D