MLA Mastery
This punctuation mark is used to separate the author's last name and page number in an MLA citation.
What is a comma?
The type of summary identifying and explaining the main ideas and facts in a text.
What is an objective summary?
The protagonist of Shakespeare's tragic play.
Who is Macbeth?
The podcast that investigates a true crime story from Baltimore.
What is Serial?
The primary purpose of a resume.
What is to highlight skills and qualifications for employment?
The standard font and font size recommended in MLA formatting.
What are Times New Roman and 12-point font?
What does the term "imply" mean?
What is it when an author suggests or hints at something without stating it explicitly?
The supernatural characters who predict Macbeth's fate.
What are the 3 witches?
This was the year Adnan Syed was convicted of the murder of Hae Min Lee.
What is 2000?
Explain the importance of action verbs in professional writing.
What are they make writing concise, clear, and action-oriented?
What is a hanging indent?
In To Kill a Mockingbird, when Atticus Finch says, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,” what inference can you make about his character?
A. He believes in the importance of empathy and understanding.
B. He is a strict and unyielding parent.
C. He prefers to avoid conflict with others.
D. He values hard work over education.
A. He believes in the importance of empathy and understanding.
Explain the dramatic significance of the witches' prophecies.
What is they foreshadow Macbeth’s rise and fall and create dramatic tension?
Hae Min Lee’s diary entries revealed her feelings about this significant decision (what was that decision/event), which later became a point of discussion in the podcast.
What is breaking up with Adnan Syed?
When creating a resume, it should ideally be this length to ensure it is concise and easy for employers to review.
What is one page?
The way the page numbers should appear on your essay.
What is last name and page number?
This term refers to the overall message, lesson, or moral an author conveys through a story.
What is a theme?
In Macbeth, when Lady Macbeth says, "Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't," the word "serpent" suggests evil and trickery. This suggested meaning is an example of which literary term?
A) Metaphor
B) Connotation
C) Allusion
D) Hyperbole
B) Connotation
This person's decision to help the police by testifying against Adnan created feelings of betrayal and doubt among those close to the case.
Who is Jay Wilds?
Which sentence is written in the active voice?
A) The ball was thrown by Sarah.
B) The homework was completed by the students.
C) Sarah threw the ball.
D) The cookies were baked by the chef.
C) Sarah threw the ball.
What is the issue in this in text citation?
"I woke up to the sound of birds singing in the trees." (Lee 15).
What is the period should not be in the quotation marks?
In Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator’s frantic and paranoid speech creates an atmosphere of unease. This literary element, reflecting the author’s attitude toward the subject, is being conveyed.
What is tone?
In Act II, Scene 1 of Macbeth, Macbeth says, "Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?" What is Macbeth expressing in this moment?
What is Macbeth’s inner conflict and hesitation about murdering King Duncan, as well as his descent into ambition-fueled madness?
Adnan Syed’s defense attorney, criticized for her handling of the case and failure to call certain witnesses, was later disbarred.
Who is Cristina Gutierrez?
This term refers to specific skills or knowledge in a particular field, such as programming, graphic design, or data analysis, often highlighted on a resume to demonstrate qualifications for a job.
What is technical expertise?