It's On The Syllabus
This course satisfies the Gordon Rule Writing Requirement, which means you must achieve this grade or higher.
What is "C"?
State whether or not the following sentence should include an apostrophe, and indicate where it should be placed if one is needed:
My best friend's college doesn't provide accelerated courses.
What is No, the sentence does not require any apostrophes?
Find and correct the error in the following sentence:
Carnival Row, which was released on Amazon, stars orlando bloom.
What is "orlando bloom"? Proper nouns, like names should be capitalized.
Correct: Carnival Row, which was released on Amazon, stars Orlando Bloom.
We refer to the narrator of a poem as this:
What is the Speaker?
True or False: Forgetting to credit an author, consulting with a classmate for revision suggestions, and not crediting their help, and purchasing a paper online are all examples of plagiarism.
What is False? Consulting with a classmate for revision suggestions is not an example of plagiarism.
What is a blank space?
State whether or not the following sentence should include an apostrophe, and indicate where it should be placed if one is needed:
Batmans story has been told in many different types of media.
What is Yes, the sentence requires an apostrophe in "Batman's"?
Find and correct the error in the following sentence:
The name of Yodas species is never stated.
What is "Yodas"? Apostrophes should be used to indicate possession.
Correct: The name of Yoda's species is never stated.
True or False: Knowing the author's background is not important when we analyze a story or work of fiction.
What is False? The author's background can help us to better understand the context or background of a work.
A Works Cited Page is presented in this Citation Style.
What is MLA?
(In this class, we are using the 8th edition)
Fill in the blank:
If you miss more than ___ session(s) of class, your final grade will be negatively impacted.
What is 1?
State whether or not the following sentence should include an apostrophe, and indicate where it should be placed if one is needed:
Walt Disney's appeal hasnt changed over time.
What is Yes, an apostrophe should be included in "hasn't"?
Find and correct the error in the following sentence:
Although World Of Warcraft is a fun experience.
What is:
This is a sentence fragment.
(Answers will vary)
This is the careful reading and re-reading of a small portion of text.
What is "Close Reading"?
The author of a work should be credited for which of these things:
A direct quote
A paraphrase of their ideas
An idea introduced in their work
What is "All of them"?
True or False: The instructor has a Zero Tolerance policy when it comes to accidental plagiarism.
What is False, the instructor employs a Three Strikes policy when it comes to accidental plagiarism?
State whether or not the following sentence should include an apostrophe, and indicate where it should be placed if one is needed:
Avengers films always do well at the box office.
What is No, there are no apostrophes needed in this sentence?
Find and correct the error in the following sentence:
If you ever miss class, you can check CANVAS for updates I always post class activities and homework assignments there.
What is this is a run-on sentence? This can be edited in one of three ways:
1. Write each independent clause as a sentence.
2. Use a semicolon to join the clauses in one sentence.
3. Use a comma and a coordinate conjunctive (FANBOYS) to join the independent clauses.
His "Ode On A Grecian Urn" can be considered an illustration of Literary Analysis.
Who is John Keats?
We can credit an author of a source with a listing in the works cited page, and these, which are included in a paper's text.
What are parenthetical citations?
True or False:
Students will be assigned a "NS" (No Show) grade, and removed from the course if they miss class for two consecutive weeks without contacting the instructor.
What is True?
State whether or not the following sentence should include an apostrophe, and indicate where it should be placed if one is needed:
The puppies' mother didnt produce enough milk, so they needed to be bottle fed.
What is Yes, an apostrophe is needed in "didn't"?
Find and correct the error in the following sentence:
The Disney princesses is popular with children around the world.
What is this is a subject-verb agreement error. The verb tense and number of the noun (the subject of the sentence) must "match":
The Disney princesses are popular with children around the world.
True or False:
A Literary Analysis presents a summary of a work.
What is False? A Literary Analysis does not summarize a work, but presents an idea about it.
Plagiarism can be considered an act of this.
What is Fraud?