MLA Formatting
ENGL1010 Course
It Begins with "ME"
MTSU Traditions
Turkey Day
100

The font used for essays formatted in MLA

What is Times New Roman?

100

Asking focused questions to receive some kind of information from your subject. 

What is an interview?

100

The sound a cat makes

What is "meow"?

100

The MTSU colors

What is blue and white?

100

The number of feathers an adult turkey has 

What is 5,000-6,000? ("Wild Facts About Turkeys")
200

A page that lists full citations of all resources used

What is a Works Cited page?

200

The ability to 'read' a specified subject or medium; competence or knowledge in a particular area

What is literacy?

200

Cantaloupe or honeydew, for example

What is "melon"?

200

The name of MTSU's mascot

What is Lightning?

200

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in this century

What is the 17th century?

300

Last name and page number enclosed in parentheses 

What is a Parenthetical Citation?

300

To express the meaning of (a written or spoken passage, or the words of an author or speaker) using different words, esp. to achieve greater clarity; to render or translate freely

What is paraphrase?

300

Exaggeratingly emotional or sentimental

What is "melancholy"? 

300

The symbol painted on the sidewalk to designate the Raiders Walk

What is lightning bolts?

300

This founding father suggested the turkey would be a better national bird than the bald eagle

What is Benjamin Franklin?

400

This goes at the top right of every page on an MLA-formatted essay

What is last name and page number?

400

Ms. Hall's office number

What is PH381?

400

Consisting of work requiring little skill

What is "menial"?

400

The year that MTSU was founded

What is 1911?

400

This president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. 

What is Abraham Lincoln?
500

The format for citing three or more authors in a citation.

What is "Last name et al."?

500

A particular style or category of works of art; esp. a type of literary work characterized by a particular form, style, or purpose.

What is a genre?

500

To spellbind or enthrall

What is "mesmerize"?

500

The last line of the MTSU Fight Song

What is "M-T-S-U Raiders Ride"?

500

This is the most popular Thanksgiving side dish (according to 19 American states) 

What is "green bean casserole"? (AllRecipes)

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