Rhetorical Situations
The person writing the work
Where you can access online databases, get citation help, and check out technology
What is the library?
The two parts of your final project
What are portfolio and reflection essay?
This type of sentence introduces the rest of the paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
Each individual's writing process is ______
What is different/unique/their own?
Whoever reads the work
What is audience?
Citation style usually paired with the humanities, such as literature, history, journalism, and cultural studies
What is MLA format?
In-class reflection essays will be written on this day
What is Wed 12/11?
This sentence contains the main idea/argument for your entire essay
What is the thesis statement?
Everything you do before writing
What is pre-writing?
The type of work you are creating, along with the expectations
What is genre?
Citation style usually used for hard & soft sciences, such as sociology, biology, chemistry, and psychiatry
What is APA format?
What is Friday 12/13?
Where you will usually find the thesis statement
What is the intro paragraph?
Actually sitting down to write/type
What is drafting?
Everything outside a work that might affect it
What is context?
An in-text citation in MLA format usually takes this form
What is author-page?
THIS NUMBER of works should be included in your portfolio
What is 3?
The question you should usually answer in the conclusion of your essay
What is "so what?"
Making substantial changes to a piece of writing, perhaps by reorganizing paragraphs, cutting irrelevant information, or refocusing the entire work
What is revision?
Common purposes of a piece of writing
What is to inform, persuade, or entertain?
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What is EBSCOhost/Academic Search Ultimate?
What is chronologically/week by week or by topic?
A great starting point, but not necessarily the best way to continue writing complex pieces
What is a five-paragraph essay?
This pre-writing method involves connecting multiple circles and might be best for visual learners
What is a mind/cluster/idea map?