An example of a terrible error:
Flag burning is wrong. "Burning the flag insults our nation's history." We shouldn't burn the flag.
What is a dropped quote?
100
The purpose of this section of the research paper paper is to provide context for your topic, including relevant background info and definitions of key terms.
What is the introduction?
100
Before conducting research, it is common to write one of these in order to justify and explain your topic to your teacher.
What is a topic proposal?
100
Signal phrase or dropped quote
What is signal phrase?
200
For basic book and article sources, you should provide the author's last name and this:
What is a page number?
200
A phrase that leads into your quote and often names the source in the process.
What is a signal phrase?
200
Articulating the key views of others currently surrounding your topic and positioning yourself in relation to those views is called this.
What is "establishing the conversation"?
200
It is wise to gather this type of research first, to form a reliable, convincing base of evidence for your paper.
What is academic (library) research?
200
Easybib or MLA handbook.
What is MLA handbook?
300
For articles with no listed author, you should provide what information in your in-text citation?
What is the title of the article?
300
The three "I's" of using sources.
What is "introduce, integrate, and interpret"?
300
Each paragrah should begin with one of these, a sentence designed to transition from one paragraph to the next and introduce the claim of the new paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
300
This research tool, which can be descriptive, critical, or a combination of the two, helps a writer to organize and share his sources.
What is an annotated bibliography?
300
Titles of books: italics or underlining
What is italics
400
When citing a direct quote longer than four lines, you should use this type of quote format:
What is a blocked quote?
400
It is wise to rarely begin or end paragraphs with these types of sentences, because doing so may diminish your authority as the writer.
What is the ideas of others/quotes/citations?
400
Vygotsky came up with this pyschological term, which, in regards to research papers, can be loosely interpretting to mean "meet your readers where they are."
What is cognitive scaffolding?
400
This woman is famous for being the authority on MLA format, and her website is the most useful source for information on formatting citations.
Who is Diana Hacker?
400
3rd person or 1st person
What is 3rd person?
500
Your citation is designed to direct your reader to this, which provides complete bibliographic information for your source.
What is the works cited entry/page?
500
Using another's ideas without giving credit to them; passing off another's words as your own by not providing a citation for direct quotes.
What is plagiarism?
500
A "this; but______" structure for this part of the intro helps to create tension or complexity in your paper.
What is the thesis?
500
MLA format was updated in this year, which led to the 7th edition of MLA rules.