CRAAP Test
C stands for?
Currency
What size should your margins be according to MLA?
1 inch
These topic sentences guide your reader by directly pointing back to your thesis statement.
Proof Points
A common narrative archetype where a main character embarks on an adventure, faces a decisive crisis, and returns home transformed.
Hero's Journey
This critical lens allows readers to closely consider gender roles, stereotypes, and the representation of women in the text.
Feminist Lens
What do the two As stand for?
A Latin abbreviation which translates to "and others." It is most commonly used in academic and scholarly writing to shorten citations that have multiple authors.
et al.
This body paragraph acknowledges the opposing viewpoint, allows readers to consider alternative evidence, and should not be your very last paragraph before your conclusion.
Counterargument.
These three terms make up Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle
Pathos, Ethos, Logos.
This logical fallacy involves the attacking the person making an argument rather than the argument itself.
Ad Hominem.
This informal website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries also known as posts should not be used as a scholarly source.
Blog.
Your last name and page number should appear here.
The header.
Your thesis statement should appear twice in your persuasive essay. Where?
End of intro and conclusion.
Aristotle classified speeches into these three types based on their purpose and the time frame they address.
Forensic, Political, Ceremonial.
This is a recurring element, such as an image, idea, sound, or action, that serves to develop a story's central theme.
Motif
These appear on journalism websites to generate revenue to fund operations, but this can lead to ethical issues like potential bias and reader confusion.
Ads.
MLA stands for?
Adding this, a story or account of a series of connected events, whether fictional or non-fictional, to your essay is a great way to improve pacing and organization.
Narrative.
Court System
This logical fallacy asserts that a small first step will lead to a chain of related events, culminating in a significant (and often unlikely) final result.
Slippery Slope
Persuade, inform, review, and entertain are all examples of this part of the "CRAAP Test."
Purpose.
Which text in your MLA-formatted essay should be larger and/or a different color?
None of it!
This is a structured plan for an essay that organizes your main ideas and supporting points before you begin writing.
Outline.
Many Ancient Greek myths used personification and narrative to explain the science and origins of what?
Nature.
Why should we avoid using generative AI to create our writing?
Because we are unique and interesting humans who refuse to sacrifice our voices in favor of convenience and efficiency. We are instead fascinated by that which is imperfect. Brain Eno, famous music producer, once said, "Whatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature."