Grammar, Sentence Structure, and MLA Formatting... Oh My!
This sentence type consists of one independent clause.
What is a SIMPLE SENTENCE?
The minimum required word count for the Op-ed essay.
What is 1000 words?
At the end of the first paragraph of any Op-ed or argumentative essay, you will find this statement.
What is a thesis statement?
This 22-year NBA veteran has won not one... not two... not three... but four NBA championships with three different organizations.
Who is LeBron James?
This sentence is an example of what kind of figurative language:
"The class was as silent as crickets"
What is a simile?
When making an in-text citation in MLA formatting, these are the two items that are required.
What is the author's last name and page number?
This is the number of outside sources that must be used on your Op-ed essay.
What is one source?
The following quotation primarily uses this rhetorical appeal:
"I, Nikola Jokic, the greatest basketball player of all time, think you should eat Mini Wheats if you want to grow up to be basketball wizard like me!"
What is Ethos.
This animal, related to the dugong, is sometimes referred to as a "sea cow."
What is a Manatee.
This sentence is written in this Point of View:
"Once upon a time, Jonathan decided he wanted to kill a dragon."
What is third person POV.
When making an MLA Citation, you must use this kind of indent.
What is a hanging indent?
This is the amount of points that the Op-ed essay is worth.
What is 150 points?
These are the two types of ethos we discussed and their respective definitions.
What is implied ethos, which means you have an ethos about the topic, and earned ethos, which means you need to borrow the ethos from an outside source.
In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Chancellor Palpatine, otherwise known as Darth Sidious, tells Anakin Skywalker this Tragedy of a Sith Lord who could "Overcome anything, even death..."
What is "The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise."
This sentence provides a lot of this kind of figurative language:
The mans knees appeared weak, his arms heavy; there was vomit on his sweater already-- his mom's spaghetti!
What is imagery.
These are the four different sentence structures that we covered.
What are simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences?
This is the expectation for what follows every quote or paraphrase used in your essay. (Hint: there are two parts to fulfilling this expectation)
What is an in-text citation and works cited page entry?
This appeal refers to the timeliness of an argument.
What is Kairos.
In 1996, this commentator, coach, and all-around football fanatic helped to introduce the "Turducken" thanksgiving dish to the world live on air.
Who was John Madden?
This sentence uses this kind of figurative language:
"The sun smiled down on us as we commenced class."
What is personification.
When joining two independent clauses, there are two ways to link them together. One is via a semicolon ( ; ), while the other is via this.
What is a comma + a coordinating conjunction?
This is the due date of the Op-ed essay.
What is 11:59pm on April 3?
Many Op-eds, yours included, utilize this kind of paragraph to recognize the merit in its oppositions argument.
What is a concession paragraph.
This appropriately named moon is Saturn's largest orbiting body.
What is Titan.
This sentence uses this kind of figurative language:
"Tommy was so full that he felt like he ate seventeen warthogs, thirty-six green-eyed tree frogs, and one fully grown nile crocodile."
What is hyperbole?