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MLA Format
Definitions
Quotes Matching Literacy Techniques
Grammar and Etc
100
Author of "Sister Flowers"
Who is Maya Angelou
100
Appropriate spacing for MLA format
What is double spacing
100
Language that uses the 5 senses along with detailed expression
What is description
100
"Now her parents were hurriedly learning a new vocabulary- CAT scans, glioma, pediatric neurosurgery, and frontal lobe." "A car full of senior boys, going home from a dance where I'd been sent into ecstasy when the cutest of them all greeted me by name, rounded a curve too fast and crashed, killing them."
What is exemplification in "Bombs Bursting in Air"
100
Type of sentence or word which makes an essay easier to follow Example: In addition, and However
What is a transition sentence
200
Author of "Flavio's Home"
Who is Gordon Parks
200
Appropriate font and size for MLA format
What is 12 size font in Times New Roman
200
The use of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person to tell a story
What is narration
200
"Her skin was a rich black that would have peeled like a plum if snagged, but then no one would have thought of getting close enough to Mrs. Flowers to her ruffle her dress, let alone snag her skin."
What is descriptive writing in "Sister Flowers"
200
Paragraph to reach closer in stating an opinion, making an argument, or supporting research, and etc.
What is a conclusion paragraph
300
Author of "Bombs Bursting in Air"
Who is Beth Johnson
300
Appropriate format for Margins
What is a one inch margin
300
Logical way of thinking that allows readers to make sense of complex words
What is division classification
300
"With the baboon you first reward a hop, then a bigger hop, then an even bigger hop."
What is process analysis in "What Shumu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage"
300
A sentence should never end with this type of word choice
What is a preposition or prepositional phrase
400
Author of "Tweens: Ten Going On Sixteen"
Who is Kay Hymowitz
400
This is used for a reference to parenthetical citation
What is a work cited page
400
Technique that explains the steps or sequence involved in doing something.
What is process analysis
400
"When we pay our four or five bucks and seat ourselves at tenth-row center in a theater showing a horror movie, we are daring the nightmare."
What is cause and effect in "Why We Crave Horror Movies"
400
A short statement making a main point or a claim in an essay
What is a thesis statement
500
Author of "What Shumu Taught Me About A Happy Marriage"
Who is Amy Sutherland
500
Definition of MLA format
What is Modern Language Association
500
Addresses opposing view points
What is argumentative persuasion
500
"I was saved from my sin when I was going on thirteen."
What is narration in "Salvation"
500
a poorly written sentences usually resulting from two sentences being put together and lacking correct punctuation
What is a run on sentence