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100

What is another name for a "works cited" page?

bibliography

100

What's Wrong?

Last name, First name, "Title". Publisher. Date. Site.

there should be a period after first name. 

100

What is an annotated bibliography?

a bibliography that gives a summary of each of the entries.

100

What's wrong here?

Katniss showed her ability with a bow when she "hit the practice target within millimeters of the middle red dot". (Collins 59)

The period should be after the in-text citation.

100

What do we do after we provide an opinion?

support it with evidence

200

What should be double spaced in your paper?

Everything! even the works cited page and the header!

200

Paraphrasing is what?

Using an author's ideas in your writing but giving them credit with a parenthetical citation. This is always in your own words.

200

What is the purpose of an annotated bibliography?

to provide the reader with a summary and an evaluation of each source

200

point, proof, and explanation are the steps of what process?

The three parts of including a quote in your writing

200
When is it acceptable for social media to be used in research?
When it is credible!
300

How do you signify a new paragraph?

Indent the first line

300

This is when you do not need to include the author's last name in the parentheses at the end of a quote

If the author is mentioned in the sentence containing the quote as well

300

in the works cited, there might be two dates... why?

one is the date the source was published and the other is the date you accessed the source

300

When quoting a website without page numbers, what should you do?

do not include a number

300

You do this in order to support your ideas and add credibility to your writing

incorporate research

400

This gives the reader a clue into what topic the essay is on

The title

400

This is the one optional part of a works cited citation

the site/ Website

400
How are block quotes formatted?

without quotes, all indented, and 2 sizes smaller

400

Block quotes are what?

quotes longer than 4 lines

400

when is your research proposal due?

Friday October 18th at 11:59pm

500

Will you include annotations with your bibliography in your final essay?

No! You include your annotated bibliography in your proposal and a works cited in your paper. 

500

What should be different about the first line of a citation compared to the rest of the lines in your bibliography/works cited?

first line is not indented, the rest are.



500
If I am unsure of a specific case, where will Ms. Townes tell me to look for an answer?

Owl Purdue

500

When a quote has no identified author, you must cite what?

Cite the publisher

500
What is the formula for a good thesis statement?

Topic + Specific Focus + Reason(s) = Thesis Statement