Writing Definitions
Vocabulary from Readings
Sources and Credibility 
Citations
Hostos
100

This means a phrase before a quotation.

What is a signal/introductory phrase?

100

This means someone who leaves their homeland and relocates temporarily for work or other reasons.

What is a migrant?

100

There are two types of sources: primary and ______

What is secondary?

100

The Works Cited page is given in this ___ type of order.

What is alphabetical?

100

Name one student activity club.

What is ________?

200

This means the literal, dictionary definition of words.

What is denotation?

200

This means a tax system that provides more for poorer communities.

What is redistributive tax system?

200

This unreliable type of source focuses on giving the writer's personal perspective.

What is an opinion piece?

200

The publication title should be given after this ____.

What is the article title?

200

ASAP is located in this building.

What is 429 Grand Concourse/M-Building?

300

This means the main stance or argument.  

What is a thesis statement?

300

This means seeing the world from two, split perspectives.

What is double-consciousness?

300

Sources from .edu websites are from this type of organization.

What is a university or college?

300

If there is no author, the Works Cited entry begins with this ____.

What is the article title?

300

This industry used to be housed in B and C Building.

What is a tire factory?

400

This means a word to bridge one sentence to the next.

What is a transition?

400

This means happiness that is connected to infrastructure, social programs, and standard of living.

What is evaluative happiness?

400

This Hostos website will give you free subscription to the New York Times?

What is the Library?

400

Parenthetical citation is meant to give the reader this ___.

What is an attribution or credit for the quotation/information?

400

Free food from the cafeteria is given to students on this day of the week.

What is Friday?

500

 This means the implied meaning of words.

What is connotation?


500

 This Spanish word describes someone with European and Indigenous ancestry due to colonial violence.

What is mestiza/zo?

500

In the CRAAP test, A stands for this ______.

What is authority/accuracy?

500

Explain the use of this in an essay: 

("How Many Buses")

What is giving credit with a title because there is no author?

500

Name the two types of scholarships that Hostos has for students.

What is merit and need?

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