Quote/Paraphrase/ Summary
Response/Critique/Analysis
MLA Citations
Thesis Statements, Introductions, & Conclusions
Grammar
100
You should NOT use quotations to do this.
What is take up space in a paper? (or to take the place of thinking, or to hide the face that you don't understand the ideas well enough yourself.)
100
This rhetorical appeal deals with an author's credibility.
What is ethos?
100
Failure to cite sources properly can result in this.
What is plagiarism?
100
In American academic papers, the thesis statement is usually found here.
What is at the end of the introductory paragraph?
100
This is the term for the grammatical error in the following sentence: Jake is my friend, I think he's cool.
What is a comma splice?
200
Comprehensive, Brief, Accurate, Neutral, and Independent.
What are the qualities of a good summary?
200
It is necessary to establish a set of these when writing a critique.
What are criteria?
200
An in-text citation should include these two things in parentheses.
What are the author's last name and the page number?
200
An anecdote, a question, a startling statistic, and a vivid example are all examples of this.
What is a hook?
200
The comma goes here in the following sentence: "Thinking his motorcade drive through Dallas was routine President Kennedy smiled and waved at the crowds."
What is between "routine" and "President?"
300
This will always be shorter than the original passage.
What is a summary?
300
A rhetorical analysis focuses on an author's use of this to make an argument.
What is language?
300
Doing this would make the following citation correct. Anderson asks, "Is too much sleep harmful to kids (3)?".
What is putting the parenthetical between the last quotation mark and the period?
300
"Reading this essay proved to be an emotional challenge" is an example of this type of thesis.
What is an open thesis?
300
This is how one might fix the following sentence. "The festival was to be held today, however, it was canceled due to the rainy weather."
What is "The festival was to be held today; however, it was canceled due to the rainy weather." Or "The festival was to be held today. However, it was canceled due to the rainy weather." (comma preceding the conjunctive adverb – INCORRECT. Note: The comma following the conjunctive adverb is correct and should be left as is.)
400
A quote of four lines or more is known as this.
What is a block quote?
400
This type of essay asks you to examine, explain, and defend your personal reaction to a reading.
What is a response?
400
Changing only a few words in a sentence or passage is a form of plagiarism known as this.
What is patchwriting?
400
"Would John F. Kennedy have continued to escalate the War in Vietnam if he had lived?" This is the problem with the above thesis statement.
What is "it's a question, not an answer to a question?"
400
These are the variants of "bad" you would insert in the following sentences. He feels ___ that he forgot his mother’s birthday. He wants a new car ___.
What are "bad" and "badly?"
500
This is how one might paraphrase the following passage: "Since announcing that she was expecting a baby with her husband Jay-Z in August, Beyonce has been making headlines with her maternity wardrobe. Rocking everything from thigh-high mini skirts to towering heels, Beyonce has not lost touch with her signature, sexy style."
What is ????
500
These are the five elements of the rhetorical situation, according to Wilhoit.
What are author, audience, purpose, topic, and occasion?
500
I watched a video on the YouTube website called "Dramatic Chipmunk," posted by Mary Martin. It was updated on 9/7/2008 and I accessed it 11/4/2011. This is the correct way to list this source on a works cited page ___.
What is Martin, Mary. "Dramatic Chipmunk." YouTube. YouTube, 7 Sep. 2008. Web. 4 Nov. 2011.
500
This is the main thing you should avoid doing in a conclusion.
What is introducing new ideas?
500
This is the pronoun you would use in the following sentence to ensure proper agreement. "Every one of the students forgot to turn in ___ homework."
What is his or her?
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