MLA Design
What should be in the top right corner of every page of your paper?
Last name and page number
What information comes first in an in-text citation or works cited entry?
Author's last name
Name and explain the three rhetorical appeals
Ethos - appeal to credibility & ethics
Logos - appeal to logic & reason
Pathos - emotion & identity
What is it called when you reword a source's original phrasing?
Paraphrasing
What two words are you banned from using?
I, me
(I also don't like "Shows" and "Further")
Is the works cited page part of the page/word count?
No
How are sources arranged in an MLA works cited list?
Alphabetically by author last name
What is exigence?
An issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak
If you do not directly quote a source but use information from it, do you still need to cite it?
Yes
What part of the essay is the fulcrum of your entire argument? In other words, what part is the centerpiece of the paper?
What four things are in the left side header of the first page of an MLA paper?
Author First name Last name
Professor name
Class
Assignment Due Date
If you name the author in your sentence, what is your in-text citation?
Just the page number
(11)
Name and define the four levels of stasis
Policy - What should we do?
Quality - Is it good or bad?
Definition - What kind of thing is it?
Conjecture - Does it exist?
Why do you have to either paraphrase, introduce, or integrate a source in your writing? In other words, why can't you just insert a quote as an entire sentence?
That would be plagiarism
How long and how many sources does your paper need at the minimum?
~ 1500 words (excluding works cited)
5 secondary sources (3 of them must be scholarly)
What font, font size, margins, and spacing should the essay be in?
Times New Roman, 12pt, 1 inch margins, double spaced
In what case do you not need to include an in-text citation?
If you name both the author and page number in your sentence
What is an enthymeme?
an argument in which one premise is not explicitly stated (forces a leap in logic)
Can you quote just a single word from a source?
Yes
What website should you consult for MLA citation and format help?
Purdue O.W.L.
How is the date arranged in the heading of an MLA paper?
Day Month Year
26 November 2024
How would you format, in-text, a source with more than two authors?
"(Last name et al. 000)"
ex: "(Franck et al. 327)"
What two levels of stasis is this statement on?: "Abortion is the murder of an unborn child."
Definition and Quality
What symbol (I need the name) do you use to shorten a quote?
What does SIFT (method) stand for?
Stop, Investigate (the source), Find (better coverage), Trace (claims, quote, and media to their original content)