MLA
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Assignments
Revise This Sentence
Miscellaneous Trivia
100

What should you put in the first two lines of the heading information in MLA format?

Your name and your instructor's name.

100

What font should an MLA formatted paper be in?

Times New Romans,12 pt.

100

When is the rough draft of your What I'm Going For Essay due?

Friday, Nov. 7th

100

The weather is to cold for a picnic.

The weather is "too" cold for a picnic.

100

What 1985 song by Kate Bush made a significant resurgence after being featured in Stranger Things Season 4?

"Running Up That Hill"

200

What is the only thing that goes in the header? How do you format it?

The page number.

Top right corner, your last name in front of the page number, Times New Roman, and 12 point font.

200

What spacing should you have for an MLA formatted paper?

Double Spacing

200

How many times are you required to quote your own story in the What I'm Going For Essay?

At least twice, and no more than twice in one paragraph.

200

This book belongs to other peoples, not you.

This book belongs to other people, not you.

200

Who wrote Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley

300

Where should you put the title of the paper?

 Fifth line, center justified.

300

Which Occasional Magic story was about a young girl using her medical training to save a gunshot victim?

Theory of Change by Journey Jamison

300

How many minimum pages should your Revised Story be? What about the What I'm Going For Essay?

At least 5 full pages for your story, and at least 3 full pages for the What I'm Going For Essay.

300

I bought milk eggs and bread from the store.

I bought milk, eggs, and bread from the store.


Bonus: what is the second comma in this sentence called?

300

What fruit is the most consumed fresh fruit in the US?

Bananas

400

What goes in the citation when quoting from your own work?

Your last name and page number of the quote.

Ex. (Hankins 1)

400

True or False: the five paragraph essay format is the only way to write a paper.

False: writing a paper takes many forms, and the five paragraph essay is just one basic way to structure it.

400

Which assignment is due on Nov. 12th, and which one is due on Nov. 16th?

The Revised Story is due on the 12th, and the What I'm Going For Final Draft is due on the 16th.

400

They're favorite foods is spaghetti, lasagna, and alfredo

"Their" favorite foods "are" spaghetti, lasagna, and alfredo. (period)

400

Who wrote the song "I Will Always Love You"?

Dolly Parton, though it was made popular by Whitney Houston when she sang it in The Bodyguard.

500

What do you need to include when quoting dialogue?

Double quotations around the entire quote, and single quotation marks around the actual line of dialogue.

500

Which Occasional Magic story was about a teenage boy who discovered his idol was actually his father, whom he hated?

Real Men Don't Rob Banks by Liel Leibowitz

500

Name 3 storytelling techniques that we've discussed in class.

Character description, scene description, dialogue, internal monologue/thought, pictures, creative structure, etc.

500

He said, I don't want to.

He said, "I don't want to."

or

"I don't want to," he said.

500

In which country is it illegal to own just one guinea pig?

Switzerland

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