Citing
What TWO things go inside the parenthesis of a parenthetical citation?
Author's last name and page number
What is the name of the font you use in MLA formatting?
Times New Roman
What do you need to do if you want to turn in classwork late or redo classwork?
Fill out the Google form on Canvas.
Why did the boys dislike Mrs. Pratchett?
She was unsanitary, rude, and disgusted the boys.
Which word would you use to describe a long hallway that you have to walk down?
Corridor
Write TWO signal phrases that are acceptable in Ms. Chun's class.
Anything other than "says" or "states" will work.
What size font should MLA formatted papers be in?
12 point font
How many Quill lessons do you need to have done by the end of the semester in order to pass with a "3"?
30 Quill lessons
How did Dahl feel when he put the mouse in the Gobstopper jar? How do you know?
He was nervous, and this is evident when Dahl claims his "heart was thumping like mad and my hands had gone all sweaty" (8).
Which of these words might be used to describe scary thunderclouds and a bad feeling about what will happen next?
Ominous
Does the period go before or after the parenthetical citation?
After. Period is always at the END of the sentence.
What kind of spacing does MLA formatted papers have?
Double Spaced
When we walk into class, first thing you do is 1. ____ and you walk in like this 2. _______
1. Put your phones away
2. Silently or Zero noise level
Why was going to school in England such a big deal for Roald Dahl?
It was the first time that he was alone and had to stay separated from his family.
Fill in the sentence with the best word choice: The boy was confidently _________ into the testing room because he knew all the answers to the test.
Strutting
DOUBLE POINTS: What do you do to an article title if you are handwriting it?
Italicize the title of books when typing.
DOUBLE POINTS: ALWAYS put article titles in quotation marks.
Write today's date how you would write the date on the header in MLA formatting
9 September 2026
In order to retake a test, you need to fill out a test retake paper AND _____?
What are some items that the boys kept in the Tuck Boxes?
Food, toys, and animals
Choose the best word to fit in the blank: The fashion designer added sparkly flowers to _________ the details of the dress.
Accentuate
Find the mistake with the citation: Turning into an insect is an uncomfortable experience, and the author admits, "Becoming Spiderman gave me great power and great responsibility" (Parker 49).
Trick question... There is no mistake.
List all FIVE things that go in the header (top left of the first page).
First and last name, Teacher name, name of the class, date, word count
If you are writing an email, what is a possible correct closure you can write? *Commas and spacing need to be in the correct place for credit*
Best Regards,
First name Last name
Write a sentence with a perfect citation that explains how we know that the new headmaster at St. Peter's Boarding School cares more about money than the boys.
Possible quotes:
"...give the boys as little food as possible himself and to encourage the parents in various cunning ways to feed their offspring by parcel-post from home" (14)
"...he gave me the kind of flashing grin a shark might give to a fish just before he gobbles it up. One of his front teeth, I noticed, was edged all the way round with gold, and his hair was slicked down with so much hair-cream that it glistened like butter" (15)
Fill in the TWO blanks with the best possible words: As the girl walked through the haunted house, she suddenly felt ________ because she didn't know if a ________ ghost with ill intent would suddenly attack her.
"Trepidation" and "Malignant"