The Introduction
Grammar
Parts of An Essay
MLA Format
Potpourri
100
Communism Answer what is a poor or good thesis statement?
What is a poor thesis statement?
100
This commonly misused word has three different meanings and ways of spelling it....One shows possession, one is a contraction and one shows direction...(Hint: starts with a "T)
What is their, they're and there?
100
The last paragraph in an essay
What is a conclusion?
100
When information is surrounded by quotation marks and comes directly (hint) from the text...
What is a direct quote?
100
putting information in your own words
What is paraphasing?
200
This should be towards the ending of the introduction.
A thesis statement
200
A sentence that does not contain a subject and a verb. Example: "The concert hall downtown."
What is a sentence fragment?
200
Facts or information in the body paragraph that help support the main idea or thesis. (Hint: starts with a "D")
What is a detail or a supporting detail?
200
The page at the end of a research paper that lists where you got all your information from...
What is a Works Cited page?
200
when you steal someone's information and/or writing "word for word" and do not credit them
What is plagiarism?
300
Communism is a good idea in theory, however, history has shown that it doesn't work. Answer...what is a good or poor thesis statement?
What is a good thesis statement?
300
Its a lovely day. Something is missing in this sentence.
What is an apostrophe?
300
The Introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion...
What are the parts of an essay?
300
A quote in a paper that is paraphased and does not have quotation marks around it.
What is an indirect quote?
300
a sentence that connects each paragraph to eachother (hint: starts with a "T")
What is a transition or transition sentence?
400
anecdote, a question, a statistic, an example, a fact at the beginning of the essay or paper
What is an attention grabber?
400
This is an example of what type of sentence...I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.
What is a run on sentence?
400
Topic sentence, supporting detail and concluding sentence are parts of....
What is a body paragraph?
400
(Jones 14). Is what?
What is a citation?
400
5-8 sentences
What is the amount of sentences that should be in a paragraph?
500
The main idea or point of your paper is said in this statement....
What is a thesis statement?
500
What is missing here? "After a few minutes I heard a loud thunder"
What is a comma?
500
This part of the essay or paper sums up the ideas discussed in the paper
What is the conclusion?
500
12 point font, Times New Roman, double spaced, header in the upper right hand corner
What is correct paper format (MLA)
500
I have to be in every paper or essay.
What is a thesis statement?
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