MLA Format
What font should your text be in for MLA Format?
Times New Roman
Name two linking verbs.
am, is, are, was, were, will be, has been, etc.
What symbol do we use for vocabulary?
A circle; we circle the word.
What is first-person POV?
When the narrator is part of the story. Uses I, me, my, etc.
What is the official date of Christmas?
December 25th
What should the font size and spacing be?
12 pt font and double-spaced
What is a transitive verb?
an action word that answers the question what? or whom?
Where do we write notes when annotating?
In the margins
What POV uses you and your?
Second-person
How do you say Merry Christmas in Spanish?
Feliz Navidad
What goes on the works cited page? Where does the works cited page go?
Sources; at the end, the last page.
What is an intransitive verb?
An action verb that does not answer what? or whom? but may answer where? how? or why?
What symbol do we use for important information?
A star; we star it.
What is third-person limited
When the narrator is limited to one character.
What other two names are used for Santa Claus?
Kris Kringle and St. Nick
What is the order of an MLA heading?
Student's name
Teacher's name
Class Title
Date
What's another word for helping verb?
Auxiliary verb
What symbol do we use for surprising information?
An exclamation point
What POV is when the narrator does not reveal any of the character's thoughts or feelings?
Third-person objective
In what year did elf on a shelf begin?
2005
What should be in the top corner of your page? What should it include? What side should it be on?
A header; last name and page number; righthand side
Is this sentence transitive or intransitive? How do you know?
He rang the bell and quickly ran away before I could open the door.
Transitive and intransitive. Rang the bell is transitive because it answers what he rang. Ran away is intransitive is because it answers where he ran.
What do we do to the main and central idea?
Double underline
What is third person omniscient?
When the narrator is all knowing.
Name all nine of Santa's reindeer.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph.