Wild Card
This New York Times author was caught plagiarizing.
Who is Jayson Blair?
The last page of sources in an MLA style document.
What is a Works Cited page?
This program helps students avoid plagiarism and can be accessed through eLearning
What is Turnitin.com?
Prewriting is the ____ step of the writing process.
What is the first step?
The main idea of an essay is called this.
What is the thesis statement?
This degree add-on shows employers you took a specific subject/topic seriously.
What is a certificate?
This is how to format quotes over four lines.
What is a block quote?
The use of another's intellectual property (words, images, ideas, music, artwork, etc.) without providing proper documentation.
What is plagiarism?
Two methods of prewriting include this.
What are:
brainstorming, outlining, freewriting, idea map
Words that help the text flow more smoothly are called this.
What are transitions?
This is an incomplete sentence.
What is a sentence fragment?
MLA style papers need to be typed in this font style.
What is Times New Roman?
Factual knowledge that does not need to be cited. Example: George Washington was the first president of the United States.
What is common knowledge?
The last step of the writing process is called this.
What is editing? (Revising and proofreading also acceptable)
A common acronym for remembering coordinating conjunctions is this.
What are FANBOYS?
The title of your textbook this semester is what?
What is Write Smart, Write Happy?
Each Works Cited page entry corresponds with this.
What are in-text citations?
Exact wording from another source used in one's own research writing.
What is quotation?
The first draft of the thesis statement is called this.
What is a working thesis statement?
This is usually found at the beginning of an introduction paragraph.
What is an attention getter or hook?
To connect two independent clauses with a coordinator such as "and" or "but," you must have what before the coordinator?
What is a comma?
In-text citations are traditionally cited here in an essay.
What is within parentheses at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation that needs to be included when using exact words from an outside source in one's research.
What are quotation marks?
Reading out loud is a beneficial way to complete this part of the writing process.
What is proofreading?
This is the first sentence in a body paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?