Research 101
What is the range of allowable sources ("this many to this many") for the feature essay?
What is 5-15?
What is the sentence/group of sentences in an essay that contain your main argument or stance?
what is the thesis statement?
When and where are my office hours?
What are Thursdays 12:30-2 and Fridays 11:30-1 in Moreland 336?
If I want to check out where you got your information and double-check your sources, what kind of list or collection do I need to see at the end of your essay?
What is a works cited page?
Where did I go to undergrad?
What is UC Berkeley?
What kinds of sources work best to support an argument, and what is a good place to find these kinds of sources?
What are scholarly/peer-reviewed sources, and what is the library database?
Aside from your own thoughts, what makes a strong argument and gives your stance credence?
What is evidence? (will also accept "sources" and "quotes")
If you want to revise and resubmit your feature essay, when is that due?
What is this Saturday at 11:59PM?
In MLA formatting, what two things go in the upper right-hand corner of every page (using a header)?
what are your last name and the page number?
What is the full name of the building we are sitting in right now? Not the nickname.
What is Strand Agriculture Hall?
According to that little animated video we watched a few weeks back in the term, what unexpected place is the best to visit to START doing research on a topic (note: I said "start")?
What is Wikipedia?
When writing a research paper such as the feature essay, what thing (the opposite of analysis) do we want to be sure to avoid doing?
What is reporting?
How many points does this class utilize to score students?
What is 1000?
What is a great source to consult for help with formatting your essay (multiple correct answers)?
What is the writing center? What is the Purdue OWL? What is the Modern Language Association (MLA) website? Who is your instructor?
What two works am I writing my thesis on (must name both)?
What are The Hunger Games series and Shakespeare's Coriolanus?
What is it called when you start with something you've already written, break it down into individual parts, and identify what each part is doing in order to help you understand your topic better and get "un-stuck"??
What is a reverse outline?
According to the slides from week 7 day 1, what Greek word is used to describe an argument that appeals specifically to the reader's emotions?
What is "pathos"?
What are the two options to earn 50 flex points by the end of the term?
What four things go in the upper left corner of the first page of your essay (name all four, in order)?
What are your (the student's) name, my (the instructor's) name, the course number, and the date?
What kind of candy did a bunch of us in class all say we enjoyed during the community builder around Halloween?
What are kit-kat bars?
What is the kind of research called where you investigate topics adjacent to and related to your main topic, in order to learn more about the main topic?
What is "lateral research"?
What do each of the letters stand for in the T.E.X.A.S. acronym?
What are "Topic, Explanation, eXample, Analysis, and Synthesis/Summary"?
How many big assignments are there in this class and can you name them?
What is 4: learning memoir, microgenre analysis, feature essay, and writer's portfolio?
What font, font size, and spacing is typically used in academic essays?
What are Times New Roman, 12pt, and double-spaced?
Can you name everyone sitting in this classroom right now?
Who are (answer depends on who is here)?