Punctuation
Scarlett Johansson the top-ranked actress in LA is going to be at the party tonight.
Scarlett Johansson, the top-ranked actress in LA, is going to be at the party tonight.
•Make the following sentence more concise:
•The attorney made an assessment to decide if the company was liable.
The attorney assessed the company’s liability.
•What is the difference between in-text citation and a work cited page?
Work cited
•When an author extracts information from sources to support their original thoughts and claims, a work cited page must be attached to list the sources used.
•Sources must be listed in alphabetical order on a work cited page.
In-text citation:
Goes after each sentence in the essay when the writer is summarizing, paraphrasing, or directly quoting information extracted from a source.
This type of essay requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; establish a position on the topic in a concise manner; and address an opposing point of view.
Argumentative Essay
In-text Citation:
Which is correct when quoting a direct quote?
Ravitch argues that high schools are pressured to act as "social service centers, and they do not do that well." (Qtd. in Weisman 259).
OR
Ravitch argues that high schools are pressured to act as "social service centers, and they don't do that well" (qtd. in Weisman 259).
Ravitch argues that high schools are pressured to act as "social service centers, and they do not do that well" (qtd. in Weisman 259).
Zebras are the most popular animals at my local zoo however elephants are my favorite animal.
Zebras are the most popular animals at my local zoo; however, elephants are my favorite animal.
OR
Zebras are the most popular animals at my local zoo. However, elephants are my favorite animal.
•Make the following concise and parallel:
•The students arrive at the stadium, ordered hotdogs, and went walking to the bleachers.
The students arrived at the stadium, ordered hotdogs, and walked to the bleachers.
OR
The students arrive at the stadium, order hotdogs, and walk to the bleachers.
•In-text citation: How do you cite 2 authors in MLA format.
Kayla Hebert
Catherine Casolo
(Hebert and Casolo)
*If there is a page number:
(Hebert and Casolo 9)
FOR works cited page:
Hebert, Kayla, and Catherine Casolo. Ancient Rhetoric for Contemporary Students, 3rd ed., Pearson, 2004.
•Identify the 3 necessary parts of the following thesis statement.
•Global warming is a threat to the U.S. economy because of its effect on agriculture, coastal cities, flooding, and wildfires.
•Subject: Global warming
•Assertion: is a threat to the U.S. economy
•Outline of main ideas: because of its effect on agriculture, coastal cities, flooding, and wildfires.
Capitalize this title using MLA rules:
a shocking tale: the curious incident of the dog in the night-time
ANSWER: A Shocking Tale: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Do not capitalize the following parts of speech when they fall in the middle of a title:
Articles – a, an, the … Ex. “On the Road
Prepositions – above, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon, with, within, etc. … Ex. “Out of Africa”
Coordinating conjunctions – and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet … Ex. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Capitalize the following in a title
Nouns - A Wrinkle in Time
Pronouns - The Fault in Our Stars
Verbs - Man’s Search for Meaning
Adjectives - The Diary of a Young Girl
Adverbs - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar
Subordinating conjunctions – Orange Like Me
•There should be 2 commas in the sentence below. Where do they go?
•She said "I am sorry" but that was not enough.
She said, "I am sorry," but that was not enough.
One sentence has no comma. Where does the comma go in the other two sentences?
Before walking to school in the morning Xena made herself some breakfast.
Theo’s favorite color was blue while Scarlett’s was orange.
Before walking to school in the morning, Xena made herself some breakfast.
Mom is going to the beach while the sun is shining.
Theo’s favorite color was blue, while Scarlett’s was orange.
•In-text citation: How do you cite 3 or more authors in MLA format?
•Haylie A. Lizardos
•Melanie Fiore
•Erica Murphy
•Lorna LeBrasseur
•Kristen Lowenstein
(Lizardos et al.)
-If there is a page number:
(Lizardos et al. 27)
FOR work cited page:
Lizardos, Haylie A., et al. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, doi:10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2021.
Introduction: Identify the hook, background information, and thesis statement.
Why does reality TV captivate millions of Americans? Before reality TV, television viewers seemed interested only in the fictional lives of characters in situational comedies and serial dramas. Professional actors played characters, and experienced writers wrote the shows. Eventually, Survivor debuted in the summer of 2000. When Survivor caught the viewers' attention and dominated television ratings, television networks changed their programming to compete. The problem with networks trying to copy Survivor is that the original Survivor offered more interesting elements to its audience than any reality TV show modeled after it. Reality TV shows following Survivor are less tasteful, lack drama, and rely on gimmicks.
HOOK: Why does reality TV captivate millions of Americans?
BACKGROUND: Before reality TV, television viewers seemed interested only in the fictional lives of characters in situational comedies and serial dramas. Professional actors played characters, and experienced writers wrote the shows. Eventually, Survivor debuted in the summer of 2000. When Survivor caught the viewers' attention and dominated television ratings, television networks changed their programming to compete. The problem with networks trying to copy Survivor is that the original Survivor offered more interesting elements to its audience than any reality TV show modeled after it.
Thesis statement: Reality TV shows following Survivor are less tasteful, lack drama, and rely on gimmicks.
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
The company had four primary locations Boston Massachusetts San Antonio Texas Chicago Illinois and Little Rock Arkansas.
The company had four primary locations: Boston, Massachusetts; San Antonio, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; and Little Rock, Arkansas.
•Use the following sentence to identify the three requirements of a complete sentence.
•Scarlett and Theo walked to the store for Oreos and peanut butter.
•Subject: Scarlett and Theo
•Predicate with a verb: walked to the store for Oreos and peanut butter.
•Completes a thought
What is unique about the content displayed in the in-text citation below? What is the significance of this addition?
Although some medical ethicists claim that cloning will lead to designer children (R. Miller 12), others note that the advantages for medical research outweigh this consideration (A. Miller 46).
When referencing information from your sources, if more than one author has the same last name, include all the author's first initials in the in-text citation.
Which is not true about a conclusion?
•Restate the thesis is a new way
•Make a prediction about the future.
• Introduce a new topic (main idea) that needs support
•Gives advice
• Identify what the audience should do or who to contact?
NEVER introduce a new topic (main idea) that needs support
•DIRECT QUOTE under 40 words: What is missing?
•On Monday, a series of storms put on the parking brakes over northwestern Italy, unleashing rainfall rates never before seen in all of Europe after over 29 inches of rain fell in just 12 hours (Javaheri)
•"On Monday, a series of storms put on the parking brakes over northwestern Italy, unleashing rainfall rates never before seen in all of Europe after over 29 inches of rain fell in just 12 hours" (Javaheri).
• Insert commas and semicolons where necessary.
She ordered a bacon egg and cheese sandwich strawberry blueberry and apple-filled pie and poutine.
• She ordered a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich; strawberry, blueberry, and apple-filled pie; and poutine.
1: What is the difference between an independent and dependent clause?
2: Identify the independent and dependent components of the following sentence.
Before traveling to work in the morning Jake packed himself lunch.
•Independent Clause: complete sentence and can stand by itself.
Jake packed himself lunch.
•Dependent Clause: dependent on something else: it cannot stand on its own.
Before traveling to work in the morning
You use a shortened title for in-text citation when there is no author.
1: How would you shorten the following title? Ancient Rhetoric: Conflicting Points of View
2: When do you use italics vs. quotation marks?
1. (Ancient Rhetoric)
2.
Title of a smaller piece of work:
("Conflicting Nationalisms” 42)
Title of a container or a larger piece of work, such as a book:
(Ancient Rhetoric 60)
The following are examples of what?
•Ad Hominem, Bandwagon appeal, False analogies, Either-or, Slippery slope, Hasty generalization, Strawman, Faulty Causality
Logical Fallacies
Use a block quote for prose that exceeds four typed lines or poetry that exceeds three lines.
Punctuation: What is wrong with this block quote?
"The responsibility of representing other people's words accurately lies firmly on the shoulders of the author. Inaccurate quotes not only defeat the purpose of using a quote [;] they may also constitute plagiarism. However, there are approved methods for altering quotes for either clarity or succinctness" (“Extended Rules”).
Use a block quote for prose that exceeds four typed lines or poetry that exceeds three lines.
Indent the entire quote 1/2 inch from the left margin,
omit quotation marks,
keep the text double-spaced, and
place the parenthetical citation after the final punctuation mark of the final sentence in the block quote.
EXAMPLE:
The responsibility of representing other people's words accurately lies firmly on the shoulders of the author. Inaccurate quotes not only defeat the purpose of using a quote [;] they may also constitute plagiarism. However, there are approved methods for altering quotes for either clarity or succinctness. (“Extended Rules”)