MLA
If more than one website is used you will organize your sources in this order on the Works Cited page.
Alphabetical order
An essay's introduction consists of these 3 things.
Hook, essay map, thesis statement
This is the 3rd bit of information listed on your Works Cited page.
The website title
The first paragraph of an essay is this...
Introduction
When typing your essay, this information should be highlighted in pink.
Supporting details, or essay map
A separate page that includes the list of your resources is called this.
Works Cited page
What is an essay map?
The reasons that support the thesis statement.
This is the first bit of a website's information that you would cite on a Works Cited page (if it is listed on the website).
Author (last name, first name).
The main detailed paragraphs are called these...
Body paragraphs
When typing your essay, this bit of information should be highlighted in green.
The main idea, or thesis statement.
When you cite your resource in the paragraphs of your essay, it is called this.
In-text citation
What is a thesis statement?
The main point of the essay (your claim).
This bit of a website's information is the second thing listed on the Works Cited page.
"Article's Title"
This paragraph sums up the essay map and thesis statement by re-wording them.
Conclusion
When typing your essay, this bit of information should be highlighted in purple.
Counterclaim
When preparing to create a Works Cited page, what is the very first thing that should be typed on the paper?
The title, "Works Cited."
The opposing argument is also known as...
A counterclaim
This bit of information is the last thing cited on a MLA Works Cited page
The access date (the date you went to the website).
Without this, a person's claim within his or her essay would be weak.
Evidence
When typing your essay, this bit of information should be highlighted in blue.
Evidence from a resource.
If an author is not listed on the website, you would use this for the in-text citation.
The first word or 2 of the article's title.
Hook
If a publication date is not listed on a website, you would cite this date, which is located down at the bottom of the web page.
Copyright or update
MLA is an abbreviation for this
Modern Language Association
When citing an in-text citation, the author's last name should be placed in these.
Parenthesis