The Essay
Proofreading
NBA Playoffs 2017
Movies
Research
100
This is what it is called when you start the first sentence of every paragraph five spaces in by hitting the "tab" key.
What is an indent?
100
Even though it can be tedious and time-consuming, this is an effective way of proofreading because it causes you to look at every word of your essay in an order that you're not used to. daerfoorp ot yaw doog a si sihT
What is reading it backwards?
100
After leading his team to a 2-0 series lead against the number one-seeded Celtics, this former Celtic broke his thumb
Who is Rajon Rondo?
100
This was the type of beer that Nick Halsey drank
What is PBR?
100
This is the format that your research paper will be in
What is MLA?
200
This is the first paragraph in your essay, wherein your thesis statement will be found
What is the introduction?
200
This method of proofreading is the most social
What is sharing with a friend?
200
They were the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs this year
Who are the Indiana Pacers?
200
This was the main character's name from Memento
Who is Lenny?
200
This is the last page of your paper, that has all of your sources listed.
What is Works Cited page?
300
This part of your paper must be 12 pt. Times New Roman
What is the font?
300
This form of proofreading should be practically automatic for you because it is automatic for your Word processing program
What is spellcheck?
300
He just passed Kobe Bryant to become 3rd on the all-time playoff scoring list
Who is Lebron James?
300
This was the name of the bar that the character from Memento goes into
What is Ferdy's?
300
This is what you do with a quote that is more than four lines
What is block quotation?
400
These are the three parts of the essay, comprised of at least one paragraph for each.
What is the introduction, the body and the conclusion?
400
This brainstorming strategy involves simply getting all the words out onto the page as if you're writing the paper from scratch
What is freewriting?
400
These are the two states to have more than one team in the playoffs this year
What are California and Texas?
400
This is the sport that Nick taught Kenny how to play
What is baseball?
400
This is the type of phrase that you use when you are introducing a quote
What is a signal phrase?
500
This is the portion of your introduction that includes the main points of your essay and is probably the most important thing you learned in this class
What is the Thesis Statement?
500
This brainstorming strategy involves getting words out and seeing where those words take you by asking yourself about certain topics
What is questioning?
500
These are the two teams who met in the finals the last two seasons
Who are the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers?
500
Nick went back to this high school relic to use as his way of finding an old female friend
What is the yearbook?
500
While a great place to start a deep dive, this site is NOT to be used as a source for your research
What is Wikipedia?
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