MLA
Essays
Point of View
Writing Process
Talyn's Fun Facts
100

The font name used for appropriate MLA formatting. 

What is Times New Roman?

100
How an author shows their sources. 

What is a citation?

100

The point of view or perspective when using the word "I."

What is first person?

100

These can help use organize our thoughts before we write. 

What are graphic organizers?

100

They can hold their breath underwater for around seven minutes.

What are bottlenosed dolphins?

200

The font size used when using MLA format. 

What is 12?

200

This must be done to find out information about a topic. 

What is research?

200

You, yours, and y'all are all examples of this point of view. 

What is second person?

200

It is important to do this so that we can find any errors that may be in our writing before we turn it in. 

What is proof read?

200

This popular doll's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. Her birthday is March 9, 1959, when she was first displayed at the New York Toy Fair. 

What is a Barbie doll?

300

It goes at the top of the page and usually has the author's last name and a page number. 

What is the header?

300

We are asked to write these in nearly every high school grade, and while the type of these may be different, the formatting will usually be similar.

What is an essay?

300

This is the point of view that should be used when writing scholarly or academic essays. 

What is third?

300

Prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing are all important steps in this. 

What is the writing process?

300

This is the only spot in the US where you can stand in four states at once: Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.

What is the Four Corners?

400

This is how many sentences high school students should usually strive for in a paragraph, in general. 

What is five to seven/six to eight?

400
A typical five paragraph essay usually has these three types of paragraphs.

What is an introduction, three body, and a conclusion?

400

I, me, and my are all examples of this point of view. 

What is first?

400

This statement is usually the last sentence of your first paragraph, and it is the statement around which the rest of the essay is built. 

What is the thesis statement?

400

This massive animal, often found in zoos, Africa, and India, has a heart that weighs 30 pounds. 

What is an elephant?

500

The format used for high school level and most college level papers. 

What is MLA?

500

The type of essay where one must pick a topic and argue a side. 

What is argumentative?

500

Them, they, one, person, individual, group, and members of society are all appropriate words to use when asked to compose an essay in this point of view. 

What is third?

500

This is what we do when we throw all of our initial (first) thoughts down on paper, even if they look jumbled or confusing. 

What is brainstorming?

500

It is impossible to hold this and hum at the same time (go ahead, try it). 

What is your nose?

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