RESEARCH/CITATIONS
SHORT FICTION
POETRY
MACBETH
PARTS OF AN ESSAY
100
The death penalty
What is a topic that has been overused?
100
"There must be more money!"
What does the house in "The Rocking Horse Winner" whisper to the characters?
100
"Because I could not stop for Death"
Name of one Emily Dickinson's most famous poems.
100
Duncan
Who did Macbeth kill for the crown?
100
A one to two sentence statement that informs the reader what your essay is about.
What is a thesis statement?
200
A phrase that introduces an outside author/work.
What is a "signal phrase?"
200
5,000 pounds
How much did Paul give to his mother?
200
14 lines
How many lines comprise a sonnet?
200
Thane of Glamis
What is Macbeth's initial rank and title?
200
The final page in an essay that states your sources.
What is a "Works Cited" page?
300
Rewriting another writer's idea in your own words.
What is "paraphrasing"?
300
8 nights
How many nights did the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" watch over the old man?
300
Greece
From what country is the urn that Keats refers to in his poem, "The Grecian Urn"?
300
"Look like th' innocent flower/But be the serpent under't" (1.6.61-62).
Lady Macbeth
300
The first sentence in a paragraph that tells the reader what the paragraph is about.
What is a topic sentence?
400
The order of the information in an in-text citation.
What is author's name, then page number?
400
A pattern that lacks sequence, defies law, and is "a constant irritant to a normal mind."
What is the yellow wallpaper?
400
The North Star
To what does Keats refer to in the poem, "Bright Star"?
400
Bearded women
What does Macbeth call the witches?
400
Other works that help support your ideas.
What are outside sources?
500
To join the academic discussion and practice your writing skills.
Why do we write essays?
500
Lorraine and Duncan
Who are the characters that prevented Charlie in "Babylon Revisited" from gaining back custody of his daughter?
500
Petrarch, an Italian poet
Who first popularized the sonnet form?
500
The character obtains the crown after Macbeth.
Who is Malcom?
500
A short, but integral part of your essay that most students ignore.
What is a title?
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