Week 1: History of ENG
What is Old, Middle, and Modern
This punctuation is often used to set off a list or a quote
what is a colon?
We use these little words to fill silence when speaking. They often become habit.
What are fillers or "crutch" words?
This was the title of the Ted Talk we watched regarding Story Telling
What is The Storytelling Animal by Jonathon Gottschall
This is the font title and size for both MLA and APA
What is Times New Roman, size 12
This is the era Shakespeare falls into
What is Early Modern?
This punctuation is used to join two independent clauses OR can be used as a super comma
What is a semi-colon
This is something you can write down before you make an important call to keep you on track
What is a script?
This was the horror film mentioned in the Ted Talk as an example of how story impacts the audience
What is Paranormal Activity 3
In MLA, articles from journals and websites are placed within THESE
What are punctuation marks?
These two different invading tribes landed on the shores of early Britain and influenced the language
Who are the Anglo-Saxons and The Jutes
This punctuation is used to show the omission of information in a quote or can be used to display a cliffhanger in fiction/dialogue
What is the ellipsis?
When calling or sending an email, one should always start with a....
What is a salutation
This was the author of the poem we read
Who is Langston Hughes
In APA, this runs at the top of each page
What is the Running Head OR abbreviated title
What epic tale was written in Old English and has a been adapted to film numerous times?
What is Beowulf?
This error occurs when a comma is used to connect two independent clauses
What is a comma splice?
True or False: Making eye contact in an interview is not a good idea as it can show too much confidence
What is false. Eye contact is a GOOD thing as long as you don't get creepy with it.
This was the title of the poem we read
What is "Let America Be America Again"
In both MLA and APA, the Works Cited page and the Reference page have this type of indentation
What is hanging indentation
This man invented the printers press
Who is Gutenberg?
This punctuation is used to join words, most often recognized in numbers
what is the hyphen?
This area of the brain is triggered when someone challenges your Core Values (things you hold very important).
What is the amygdala?
Which is true:
1) when reading/watching a story, the brain will react as if they are IN the story
OR
2) when reading/watching a story, the brain will react in a sympathetic way with the character
1) the brain will respond as if the person is IN the story
What does MLA and APA stand for?
What is Modern Language Association and American Psychological Association