MLA
How would you write today's date in MLA format?
22 Oct. 2019
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
You may wager.
What is included in an MLA header and what is the correct order in which these things appear?
(Top, left-hand corner of the first page)
Connor loves being a part of the marching band.
Noun
____________________________ is a short statement that summarizes the main argument of an essay.
Thesis
The attitude of the writer toward a subject is called the ________________________ .
Tone
What is the correct font for MLA format?
Times New Roman
________________________ is a literary device that highlights and explains the details about a character in a story.
Characterization
Find the adverb:
Ian promises that he will drive carefully when he gets his license.
Carefully
____________________________ is the first sentence of a body paragraph that contains your original thoughts and supports the thesis.
Assertion
________________________ is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
Foreshadowing
What is the correct font size for MLA format?
12 point
_____________________ is to be inserted into a direct quote from a poem (or in a play like Romeo and Juliet) in order to show where the line breaks.
Forward slash /
Find the adverb:
Aidan said that he would diligently study tonight for his midterm.
Diligently
____________________________ is found in a text outside of the paper that supports an argument or thesis.
Textual evidence
The act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially in a play, is called a __________________________ .
Soliloquy
Double-spaced
Does a period go before or after a parenthetical (key word being “parentheses) citation?
After.
Find the adverb:
Elijah answered the question correctly.
Correctly
___________________________ a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison between two unlike things.
Metaphor
________________________ is a figure of speech involving a comparison of two unlike things to illustrate a point. This figure of speech must use “like” or “as”.
Simile
How is the title of a book or play written?
In italics.
What information is included in a parenthetical citation and in what order?
Bol rode on the Alex's handlebars.
Verb
The act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially in a play, is called a __________________________ .
Soliloquy
___________________________ a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison between two unlike things.
Metaphor