MLA formatting
What information is needed in an in-text citation?
The author's last name and page number if there is one.
What are the main three rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, pathos, logos
There's also Karios and Bathos
How many pages does it need to be?
It needs to be six full pages.
How many sources does your essay need to have? How many peer-reviewed?
Eight total with five of them being peer-reviewed
Why is the prompt important to an essay?
It's what gives you instructions. Not following a prompt can result in failure.
If there's no author for your source, what should you cite?
You should cite the title of the article or the title of the page. If there's an organization that can be used such as CDC, you can use that as the author.
Explain ethos. Provide an example
Ethos is credibility. An example would be your professor having the credibility to teach their subject.
What are the MLA requirements that it must adhere to?
Must adhere to all MLA requirements: 12pt, Times New Roman font, double spaced, no extra space between paragraphs, name and page number in top right corner, proper citations.
Why would you typically want to avoid using news sources such as CNN or Fox News?
These sources typically express bias and can distort the story.
What is the purpose of a Works Cited page?
It's what provides the bibliographic information so that your reader can find the original information that you cited. It helps avoid plagiarism and provides credibility.
what are two ways that you could properly in-text cite this source:
Quote: "The fact that we evolved together plays a major role in our love for one another, as we actually, at some point, began to evolve in order to live together better."
Duncan, Joe. “The Psychology of Why We Love Dogs.” Medium, 23 Mar. 2019, https://medium.com/moments-of-passion/the-psychology-of-why-we-love-dogs-b4e3eff40342.
1: "The fact that we evolved together plays a major role in our love for one another, as we actually, at some point, began to evolve in order to live together better" (Duncan).
2: According to Joe Duncan, "The fact that we evolved together plays a major role in our love for one another, as we actually, at some point, began to evolve in order to live together better."
What happens if you don't have a works cited page?
You will lose 50 points.
What is a peer-reviewed source?
A peer-reviewed source is a source written by experts in that field, and before it can be published, unbiased experts review it for accuracy. It's then published in an academic journal.
What does a thesis do for an essay?
A thesis helps direct the paper and give it its purpose.
How would you cite two authors? and how would you cite three or more authors?
Two authors: Smith and Jones
Three or more: Smith et al.
Explain logos. Provide an example
Logos is appeal to logic. This means facts, statistics, and evidence. According to AVMA, 39% of households own a dog in the USA.
How many counterarguments do you need to have?
You need at least one counter-argument followed by a rebuttal
Use the database to limit it to only peer-reviewed sources.
Look up the publication to see what type of reputation it has
Look up the author to see what type of credentials that they have.
Name one of the elements of a strong essay
There's a lot of acceptable answers here.
Create a works cited entry for this source:
Author: Meghan Wicker Darby
Journal of Law and Education
volume 50 issue 2
Title: "Ending the School-to-Prison pipeline in South Carolina through Legisltaive Reform."
Fall 2021
pages 390-423
Database: EBSCOhost
URL: search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=153672925&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Darby, Meghan Wicker. “Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline in South Carolina through Legislative Reform.” Journal of Law & Education, vol. 50, no. 2, Fall 2021, pp. 390–423. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=153672925&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
What kind of rhetorical appeal is this an example of?
Ethos,
Pathos,
Logos,
Bathos,
Karios
It's bathos, but I would also take Karios.
Name the organizational elements that you need. The introduction is the first one.
Introduction
Background
Arguments
counter argument
rebuttal
conclusion
Name three types of bias and provide a general example for one of them
1. Spin
2. Unsubstantiated Claims
3. Opinion Statements Presented as Facts
4. Sensationalism/Emotionalism
5. Mudslinging/Ad Hominem
6. Mind Reading
7. Slant
8. Flawed Logic
9. Bias by Omission
10. Omission of Source Attribution
11. Bias by Story Choice and Placement
12. Subjective Qualifying Adjectives
What are the three elements that make a strong paragraph? Explain it.
CLAIM, EXAMPLE, EXPLAIN