6 Traits/MLA
Informative Writing and Paragraphs
Quotes and Titles
Connotation/Denotation
Storytime
100

Name the 6 traits

TRIPLE if you can give a short description of each

Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions

100

What type of writing does informative fall under? 

DOUBLE if you can provide the name of the other typed under this umbrella

Expository

DOUBLE explanatory

100

What is the difference between a direct quote and an indirect quote? How do you punctuate them?

direct: using someone else's EXACT words; needs quotes

indirect: using someone's ideas but paraphrasing them; does not need quotes

100

What is the difference between connotation and denotation?

denotation: dictionary definition (literal meaning)

connotation: associated/social meaning

100

What is fear of Friday the 13th

DOUBLE if you can tell me which group's destruction may have been the origin of this day's unlucky reputation

Triskaidekaphobia

The Knights Templar

200

What is the rule about organization?

Good organization is NEVER noticed, bad organization is ALWAYS noticed

200

Draw the map from your notes in this section

see notes

200

What is the difference in FUNCTION between quotation marks and in-text citations? When do you need to use them?

Quotes are for words, citations for ideas, but both direct and indirect quotes need citations

200

Provide four words with a positive connotation

DOUBLE if they are three or more syllables

answers will vary 

200

Why did Diogenes throw a plucked chicken at Plato?

DOUBLE if you can tell me what he said when he did it

He called man a "featherless biped" 

Diogenes said "behold, man"

300

What should be included in the heading (must be in the correct order) and what formatting should it have?

First Name Last Name        Times new roman

Assignment                       12 pt

Class                                double spaced

DUE date          

300

What should be included in a introduction paragraph?

Hook (not a closed question); filler sentences; pronged thesis

300

What is the rule for formatting titles?

Big pieces of media are italicized

Smaller pieces of media are in quotes

300

Provide an example of two words with the same DENOTATION but different CONNOTATIONS- provide the denotation and connotation

answers will very ie: 'grin' and 'smirk' both mean small smiles, but 'grin' has a positive connotation and 'smirk' mas more nefarious or mischievous connotations

300

What did the people of Yazoo believe the witch in the swamp was doing that led to her arrest?

DOUBLE if you can give the date of her death OR the date of the fire she cursed the town with

Luring fishermen on the swamp and poisoning them with arsenic

DOUBLE: May 25, 1883 or 1904

400

Write a sentence about one of the storytimes we've done containing and in-text citation giving Miss Ekdahl credit for the information *punctuate properly*

Tahoe Tessie can be found in Lake Tahoe (Ekdahl).

400

How do you format a thesis statement?

Clearly state topic, then provide subjects of three body paragraphs IN ORDER

400

Properly punctuate this sentence: 

Jane went to go see Iron Man 2 with her friends and said that it was so much worse than the first one but I liked Black Widow

Jane went to go see Iron Man 2 with her friends and said that "it was so much worse than the first one, but I liked Black Widow."

400
Provide at least three connotations of: 

"top hat"

 

Abraham Lincoln; fancy; refined; historical, etc

400

Where were the vaults of knowledge prophesied by Edgar Cayce said to have been located?

the Yucatan and Egypt

500

Write a full citation for a published book with this information: 

title: The Lord of the Rings

author: J.R.R. Tolkein

date: November 1947

publisher: George, Allan, and Unwin

chapter: Concerning Hobbits

J.R.R., Tolkein. "Concerning Hobbits." The Lord of the Rings. George, Allan, and Unwin, November 1947.

*don't forget punctuation and hanging indent*

500

How do you form a transition sentence?

Acknowledge previous idea, introduce next idea
500

What is an explanatory note? Provide an example of a sentence *properly punctuated* that includes a direct quote split by an explanatory note

Explanatory note: a phrase that gives more information/context for the quote

Answers will vary

500

Provide five connotations associated with: 

"gold"

wealthy; successful; victory; King Midas; greed etc. 

500

What was the english translation for Malleus Malificarum? 

DOUBLE if you can give the pope who started it, and the date published

Hammer of the Witches

DOUBLE: Innocent VIII 1486

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