Paper Formatting Basics
What font do you need to use for MLA format?
What is Times New Roman
What page is your Works Cited on?
The very last page
Which of the following makes the best thesis statement? A: Even though marriage is a strong and respected institution in Russia, more and more people are choosing to live together before marriage, despite the cultural pressures. B: I am going to explain why many couples in Russia are choosing to live together rather than get married. C: Marriage in Russia
A. A thesis statement should not directly announce your topic by using phrases such as, "This essay will talk about…"
A good thesis statement is a fact
False. Good thesis statements need to be opinions.
What do you always have to do when citing text evidence?
Put it in quotation marks
What spacing is needed for MLA format?
What is double spacing?
What is the purpose of a thesis statement
Tells the reader the main idea or argument of an essay
Which of these is a thesis statement? A. Knowing a foreign language. B. Why should people know a foreign language? C. Knowing a foreign language is a very useful skill because it can help one advance in a career, relate better to others, and open one's mind to the ideas of another culture.
C. A thesis statement is a complete sentence. A thesis statement is not a question.
A good thesis statement sticks to asserting one main idea
True. A good thesis statement will focus on the one, central idea of the essay.
What is your standard citation that goes after quote in parenthesis?
(Author's Last Name, Page #)
When indenting a new paragraph, what is mandatory for MLA Format?
Hit "tab"
What font size should we use in MLA formatted papers
12 point
Which of these is a thesis statement? A. Michaelangelo's artwork is powerful because of its strong spiritual undertones. B. Michaelangelo's artwork is famous and is admired by many. C. Michaelangelo was a great artist in Rome during the 1500's.
A. A thesis statement states an attitude or opinion on a topic. It doesn't just state the topic, itself. A thesis should not be a fact.
You write the thesis statement in the last sentence in the conclusion paragraph.
False. Last sentence in the introductory paragraph
Instead of writing a very long quote, what can you do?
Paraphrase
What goes in your header on the top right of every page?
Last name, Page Number
Where does the title of your essay go?
Centered at the top of the first page
Which of these makes the best thesis statement? A. The reasons why I came to the United States to study. B. The reasons why I came to the United States to study were to educate myself and then to return to Tunisia to apply my education. C. There were many reasons why I came to the United States to study.
B. A thesis statement can be made more specific by listing subtopics. These help give your reader a clear idea of what will follow in your essay.
Your thesis statement states the main idea of the essay in two sentences.
False. Often in one complete sentence.
When should you use in-text citations (in terms of location of a paragraph)
Whenever information has come from another source! Anytime you use text evidence, you have to site right after
What information do you need to put before you put the title to your paper?
What is name, course name, teachers name and date
Where does ending punctuation of the quote almost always go?
After the in-text citation "(Last name, Page #)."
Which of these makes the best thesis statement? A. Franklin Delano Roosevelt began the system of Social Security during the depression years in the 1930s. B. We shouldn't have Social Security anymore. C. The current system of Social Security needs a complete overhaul in administration and philosophy if it is going to benefit future generations.
C
"Child abuse is a terrible problem.", the above statement is a poor thesis statement.
True. This statement is only pointing out the obvious--most reasonable people agree that child abuse is both terrible, and a problem
Where do punctuation like ? or ! go when it is in a quote? Before or After the ( )
Before
Example: "Insert quote here!" (Wallace 2).