MLA
This is the font you should be using for MLA format.
What is Times New Roman?
Students are only allowed two of these before their participation grade will go down.
What is the absence policy?
This is a sentence that indicates to the reader what the paragraph will be about.
What is a topic sentence?
These are the rhetorical appeals used in persuasive writing.
What is Logos, Ethos, and Pathos?
These two rappers had an online twitter beef earlier this year.
Who are Nicki Minaj and Cardi B?
This is the page where you list all your sources.
This is the best way to contact me (your professor).
What is diana.lopez.826@my.csun.edu?
This is a personal story about how you learned a skill, usually to read or write.
What is a literacy narrative?
This is the guiding idea in your essay. It should clearly identify your stance and evidence.
What is a thesis statement?
This short-form video app, launched as a rival to TikTok, was created by Instagram to feature 15-30 second clips with music and filters.
What are Instagram Reels?
These titles should always be ITALICIZED in your essay.
How are books, journals, albums, publishers, etc formatted?
These are the three units this course is split up into.
What are projects space, text and web?
This requires identifying your reader, defining lesser known terms, and considering political bias.
What is audience awareness?
This is a source that you can easily access for free.
What is a popular source?
This term is used when someone is checked-out, done for, or doomed.
What is "cooked"?
These titles should always be in QUOTATION marks in your essay.
How are poems, songs, short stories, chapters, etc formatted?
This is where the professor's office is located.
What is Santa Susana (SN) 408?
These phrases allow you to move through different ideas smoothly by creating meaningful connections.
What is a transition phrase?
This is a type of thesis statement that acknowledges the opposing side.
What is an ALTHOUGH thesis statement?
This Chinese company produces collectible art toys including the plush keychain Labubu.
What is popmart?
This is the professor's favorite free online LibGuide for MLA format.
What is the Columbia College MLA LibGuide?
This is the policy outlining CSUN's sexual violence prevention and equity stance.
What is Title IX?
This is a phrase used to describe a story that begins in the middle of the action rather than the chronological start.
What is In Media Res?
This a source that you must pay to have access to.
What is a scholarly source?
This term, derived from "dominating" or "outshining," is used in online communities when someone looks or performs significantly better than others, especially in terms of physical appearance or status.
What is mogging?