Writing Process
These types of assignments, which were to be completed before every major assignment, offer a chance to develop your writing process.
What is a work-in-progress?
Although it may be tempting to include statements that incorporate this when writing an informative research report, you shouldn't.
What is your opinion?
In MLA style, journal and book titles are formatted using ____________.
What are italics?
This is what the A stands for in the TEAR model of paragraph development.
What is analysis?
When writing an introduction, it's important to begin with this to get your reader's attention.
What is a hook?
Frankie Schembri's "Edible Magic" is an example of this type of essay.
What is an informative report?
This piece of information is used at the end of a works cited entry from a website to help show when the writer found the source.
What is a date of access?
When using direct quotations, it is a good idea to do this so that the sentence flows and is clear.
What is integrate them into a sentence?
Completing this whether it's formal, with lots of nested points, or informal (as we did in class) can help you organize your ideas before you begin working on an essay.
What is an outline?
The first major assignment this semester was a type of personal narrative known as a ____________ narrative.
What is a literacy narrative
Use this phrase to cite an indirect source (i.e., a source cited by another source) in a parenthetical citation.
What is "qtd. in"?
Ending a paragraph with a quotation isn't a good idea because it usually means you are lacking this type of statement.
What is a transition?
This is essential to do when using sources from the internet in an essay in order to make sure the information is reliable.
What is evaluate your sources?
This type of article usually contains a lot of jargon, is often twenty pages or more, and is directed at experts in the field.
What is a scholarly article?
In a works cited page, MLA recommends using a __________ ___________ for all lines after the first in each citation because it helps the reader see where an entry begins.
What is a hanging indent?
When writing the exploratory essay and informative report, you ____________ information from two or three sources in a paragraph to show the reader a relationship between the ideas.
What is synthesized?
After completing the major assignments, you were asked to answer a series of this type of questions.
What is reflection?
One way to structure a thesis statement for an informative report is to think of it like a teeter totter, where you move from common knowledge to a __________.
What is a new idea?
Both ____ _______ citations and a _________ _________ are needed to avoid plagiarism.
What are in-text and works cited?
Three important elements of the rhetorical situation include your audience, purpose, and ___________.
What is message?