Terms
Informational Components
MLA format
In-Text Citations
Misc.
100
The main idea or thesis of your essay
What is the CLAIM?
100
Included in the body paragraphs; without this, the essay is just your opinion
What is evidence? (or examples, facts, information)
100
Font and size you use for MLA format
What is 12pt font, Times New Roman ?
100
Pick the correctly formatted direct evidence: 1. She runs over to him and “[holds] his head in her lap while the others [attend] his leg” (70). 2. She runs over to him and “[holds] his head in her lap while the others [attend] his leg.” (70).
What is #1?
100
Location of the claim
What is the last sentence of the introduction paragraph?
200
The POV you shouldn't write in (Ex. I think...)
What is first person?
200
The first sentence of the paper
What is the hook?
200
Type of spacing that you should use
What is double spacing?
200
The problem with this use of direct evidence She runs over to him and “[holds] his head in her lap while the others [attend] his leg.” (70).
What is the extra period?
200
Where the claim is restated
What is in the conclusion paragraph?
300
The point of view creates a FORMAL tone?
What is third person?
300
The purpose of a conclusion paragraph
What is to review your points and leave the reader with a final thought?
300
The four things in your header
What are.... Name Date Class Teacher ...?
300
When using dialogue as your direct evidence, make sure to include....
What is all of the punctuation? Example. "'No one likes you,' I said." (#)
300
The first sentence of your body paragraphs
What are topic sentences?
400
Included to support your claim
What is evidence?
400
Your claim may have _____ points (that match your body paragraphs)
What is three?
400
How the title should be formatted
What is centered and word beginning with capital letters?
400
Ellipses (...) do this
What is tell the reader you skipped over some information?
400
When you need to put the page number in
What is when you quote directly from the novel?
500
Included to explain your evidence
What is REASONING?
500
Helps with the flow and helps to connect both sentences and paragraphs
What are transitions?
500
What you should do to the margins
What is NOTHING?
500
[Brackets] tell the reader this
What is that you added or changed a word? (You do this to make the tenses match.)
500
Some examples of transitions....
What is (will accept multiple answers)?
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