This piece of punctuation may be used to separate the title of an essay from its subtitle.
What is a colon?
100
If the author is indicated in the signal phrase, then this piece of information may be all you need in the parenthetical citation.
What is the page number?
100
A well-told story, vivid detail and some indication of the narrative's significance describe the defining attributes of this genre.
What is the literacy narrative?
100
In recommending a step-by-step approach to the writing process, Anne Lamott evokes an anecdote referring to this particular animal.
What is a bird?
200
This group of grammatically related words contains a subject and a predicate.
What is a clause?
200
This facet of the rhetorical situation refers to the intentions of the author as reflected in his or her writing.
What is purpose?
200
The second line of the left-hand-side MLA header contains this important piece of information.
What is the professor's name?
200
This genre is characterized by a summary of the text, attention to context, a clear interpretation or judgment and reasonable support for conclusions.
What is a textual analysis?
200
This rhetorical device enables an author to represent the voices of his/her characters.
What is dialogue?
300
This piece of punctuation, like a period, can connect two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
What is a semi-colon?
300
This bubbly prewriting strategy is a way of producing ideas and creating visual connections between them.
What is clustering?
300
The entries in an MLA-style "Works Cited" page should follow this type of ordering.
What is alphabetical?
300
Writing in this genre entails careful attention to the language of the text, attention to patterns or themes, an arguable thesis, a clear interpretation and adherence to MLA style.
What is the literary analysis?
300
Gregory Hoadley’s article “Classic Nuance” provides a textual analysis of Simon Hall, an interdisciplinary science building on the campus of this American university.
What is Indiana University?
400
This common grammatical error arises when a most inappropriate piece of punctuation is used to connect two consecutive independent clauses.
What is a comma splice?
400
This facet of the rhetorical situation refers to prospective readers of an essay, those likely to encounter a written work.
What is audience?
400
Using another writer's words or ideas without in-text citation and documentation constitutes this violation of academic integrity.
What is plagiarism?
400
An interesting subject, necessary background, an interesting angle, a firsthand account and engaging details define this genre.
What is the profile genre?
400
In an essay from the "Profile" genre chapter, Laura M. Holson interviews the townspeople who live where this popular comedy was filmed in order to explore the impact of the film's success on the local residents.
What is Napoleon Dynamite?
500
"Although," "as," "since," "whether" and "while" are examples of this type of word, which subordinates the clause it precedes.
What is a dependent marker word?
500
Just like a thesis statement anticipates the overall point of an essay, this strategic device introduces the main idea of a paragraph, ideally with reference to the essay's overarching thesis.
What is a topic sentence?
500
Facts that are common knowledge and information from sources that are widely available both fall into this same category when it comes to MLA documentation.
What are types of information that don't require formal documentation according to MLA style?
500
A concise description of the subject, clearly defined criteria, a knowledgeable discussion of the subject, a balanced and fair assessment and well-supported reasons describe the attributes of this genre.
What is an evaluation?
500
This type of outlining enables a reader to gain an understanding of what a text DOES rather than what it SAYS.