MLA Makeover
The MLA-required page that lists all sources used in an essay.
What is the Works Cited page?
The main purpose of an explanatory essay.
What is to explain or inform?
A statement that clearly expresses the writer’s position.
What is a claim?
The historical event that inspired The Crucible.
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
A direct sentence taken from a text.
What is a quote?
In MLA format, this should be double-spaced and use size 12 font.
What is the entire essay?
The sentence that introduces the topic and controls the essay.
What is a thesis statement?
The appeal to credibility or trustworthiness.
What is ethos?
The character who values reputation over truth.
Who is John Proctor?
This must follow every quote to explain its meaning.
What is analysis?
This must include the author’s last name and page number in MLA in-text citations.
What is a parenthetical citation?
The organizational feature that helps guide the reader through ideas using words like for example, because, and as a result.
What are transitions or transition words?
An opposing viewpoint to the main claim.
What is a counterclaim?
The emotion that drives false accusations in the play.
What is fear? I will also accept hysteria.
A brief summary of evidence in your own words instead of quoting directly.
What is paraphrasing?
The correct MLA citation for a book with one author.
What is: Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year?
The section of the essay that explains why evidence is important.
What is analysis? (A in T-E-A).
The section where a writer responds to the counterclaim.
What is a rebuttal?
Miller wrote the play as an allegory for this 1950s event.
What is McCarthyism or the Red Scare?
The explanation that connects evidence back to the claim and shows why it matters.
The MLA citation format used when citing an online article or webpage.
What is: Author’s Last Name, First Name (if available). “Title of Webpage.” Title of Website, Publisher (or Sponsor), Publication Date, URL?
An explanatory essay should avoid this because it shows personal bias.
What is opinion? (I think!)
The appeal that relies on logic and reasoning.
What is logos?
The theme shown when characters accuse others to protect themselves.
What is hysteria or abuse of power?
The rule that quotes must always support this in an essay.
What is the thesis or claim?