This is a list of sources used in preparing a work. It is always the last page of your essay.
What is a bibliography/works cited page?
100
This number indicates the -point of font that professors will accept.
What is 12?
100
This author penned such plays as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and Macbeth.
Who is William Shakespeare?
100
You may not believe it, but these :-) :-( are sometimes used in college papers. Don't do it!
What are emoticons?
100
The Purdue *this* houses writing resources and instructional material as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. What a hoot!
What is OWL?
200
This is a restatement of a text or passage in other words, and is considered plagiarism unless properly cited.
What is paraphrasing?
200
Your English papers should be written with these margins.
What are one-inch margins?
200
This William Golding classic tells a compelling story about a group of ordinary boys marooned on a coral island.
What is Lord of the Flies?
200
Don't use chat/text speak - like "lol" which stands for this - in your papers. Your professors won't find them very funny.
What is laugh out loud?
200
This huge list of synonyms (and antonyms!) can be found in book or online form. How great, wonderful, and awesome is that?
What is a Thesaurus?
300
This is when you use exact words from another source, with these " " marks around the words. Make sure to cite afterward!
What is quotation?
300
You should always refer to this "s" that your English professor hands out on the first day of class. It should serve as a guide for the course, including writing papers.
What is a syllabus?
300
This tragic story is about the complex bond between two migrant laborers, George and Lennie, in Central California.
What is Of Mice and Men?
300
OMG ur gonna h8 urself when ur prof marks ur paper w/red bc of txt spk in ur paper. So make sure that you do this "e" word when revising your paper to cut out any rogue txt shorthand.
What is edit?
300
This is one of two places on campus that you can go for help with writing a paper.
What is the SEEK Learning Center or the English Writing Center?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
This "e" is the course of action that a professor can - and probably will - take if you are caught plagiarizing in college.
What is expulsion?
400
This is a literary map that you should create before drafting your paper.
What is an outline?
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is a short story with this type of ending; we've also seen it in Fight Club, Allegiant, and Ender's Game.
What is twist?
400
The letter I, along with the first letter of every new sentence, should always be written this way.
What is capitalized?
400
This title is "An Introduction to Research for Students at the College of Staten Island" by Linda Principe.
What is No Shoes in the Fridge?
500
This two-word answer means information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well-known that its sources do not have to be cited.
What is common knowledge?
500
This is your product after your work has been checked for errors, corrected, polished, and properly cited.
What is a final draft?
500
This "d" word is a community or society that is in some important way undesirable or frightening. We see this society in books like 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Giver, and The Hunger Games.
What is dystopian?
500
This "a" is an abbreviation formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word, such as: OMG. LMAO. WTF.
What is an acronym?
500
This useful website is great for finding resources; it is not, however, great for actual research because it can be edited by anyone!