MLA
What is the latest version of MLA?
MLA 9th edition
What is a Thesis Statement?
The thesis statement is the sentence at the end of your intro. paragraph that contains the focus of your essay and. tells your reader what the essay is going to be about; debatable claim + 3 supports.
What does “Pathos” mean and how is it used?
Appeal to emotion.
What is an abstract noun?
Abstract concepts, like time and love; intangible things.
What are the 3 major parts of a rhetorical triangle?
Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
What font and font size should an MLA paper use?
Times New Roman, size 12 font
What is a Topic Sentence?
Topic sentences give a preview of what each body paragraph will be about; the main focus of the body paragraph.
What does “Logos” mean and how is it used?
Appeal to logic.
What is a “plural” noun?
More than one person, place, or thing.
Rewrite the following sentence and change the italicized word(s) to a pronoun.
Veronica is going with Rhonda and I to the mall.
She is going with us to the mall.
When should you use a Block Quote?
When a quote is 4 lines or longer in length
What size margins do you need on each side of the page?
1 inch on all sides
What does “Ethos” mean and how is it used?
Appeal to authority/character.
What are the 3 different types of simple verb tenses?
Simple past, simple present, and simple future
What is annotating?
It means that you actively engage with the text by taking notes as you read, usually by marking the text in some way (underlining, highlighting, using symbols).
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
What Point of View should your essay be?
Third-person P.O.V.
What is Rhetorical Analysis?
It means analyzing how effectively a writer or speaker communicates his/her message or argument to the audience.
What are the 3 different types of verbs?
Action verb, linking verb, and helping verb
Add commas and semicolons as needed in the sentence below. If the sentence is correct as it is, write C on the line. Hint: there are 8.
Georgia and Fran’s flight has 4 layovers. They stopped at Los Angeles California Vancouver British Columbia Tokyo Japan and Beijing China. Their final destination was Bangkok Thailand.
Georgia and Fran’s flight has 4 layovers. They stopped at Los Angeles, California; Vancouver, British Columbia; Tokyo, Japan; and Beijing, China. Their final destination was Bangkok, Thailand.
List the 9 “Core Elements” of an MLA Citation:
Author, Title of Source, Title of Container, Other Contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publications Date, and Location.
What does P.I.E. stand for and how can you use it in an essay?
Point: This is the main idea sentence, or topic sentence, of the paragraph. It establishes the topic and stance that you are taking in the paragraph.
Illustration: This is the main idea sentence, or topic sentence, of the paragraph. It establishes the topic and stance that you are taking in the paragraph.
Explanation: The Explanation is the analysis. It explains to the reader why you included the Illustration that you did by answering the question “so what?’. The Explanation also shows how the Illustration connects to the Point of the paragraph and to the thesis of the essay.
Identify if this is Logos, Ethos, or Pathos:
"Based on the dozens of archaeological expeditions I've made all over the world, I am confident that those potshards are Mesopotamian in origin."
Ethos
What's a transitive verb?
An action that has to be done by someone or something.
What does the CRAAP Test acronym stand for and what can it do?
Currency, Reliability, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose; it helps students test if a source is good or not.