Informative
In only one sentence, describe the expectations for the paper.
I should inform the reader about a subject I have experience in or interest with.
This is the definition of discourse.
Written or spoken communication.
These coordinating conjunctions can be used with a comma to fix a run-on.
FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
MLA requires this type of indention for citations.
Hanging
This is a word that’s spelled the same forward and backward.
This is the required length of your informative essay.
3-5 pages
This is the definition of ethnography.
The study of people.
This part of speech describes the action of the subject (not a verb).
Predicate
These are the two ways you can cite something in a paper.
Parenthetical and signal/narrative
This is the largest continent on Earth.
Asia
How many outside sources do you need for the informative essay?
At least two.
This is a key process when drafting your essay, where you check for mistakes in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and overall clarity.
Editing
Name two different ways to fix a comma splice.
Add a coordinating conjunction, use a semicolon, or separate into two sentences?
If I wanted to cite an online webpage, how would I do so?
Water freezes at this temperature in Celsius.
0
At least one source must come from this type of location.
Academic database.
ProQuestion, JSTOR, etc
When a group uses unique language to communicate, they are using ____.
Specialized language.
When it is acting as someone's title.
"When the president of SEMO said..."
"When President Vargas said..."
True or False: MLA citations include the year of publication in in-text citations.
False
This number is the only one spelled with its letters in alphabetical order.
Forty
What are some brainstorming techniques that can be used to make a potential essay topic more focused?
Listing, clustering, or freewriting.
These are the five things, which are mentioned on the slides, that you should observe your group doing.
What is the group doing?
What does the group say?
What does the group write?
How do you know who the leaders are?
How do interactions vary among members?
Combine these sentences in two ways to avoid a run-on: “I love writing. It helps me relax.”
"I love writing because it helps me relax."
"I love writing; it helps me relax."
"I love writing, so it helps me relax."
What’s wrong with this in-text citation? “According to Smith, ‘the results were shocking’ (Smith 45).”
In a signal/narrative citation, you won't need to cite the author again in the parenthetical. Just the page number is fine.
"According to Smith, 'the results were shocking' (45)."
This organ is the largest in the human body.
Skin