MLA Format
Rhetoric
Reading Strategies
Writing Process
Annoyances
100
What does MLA stand for?
What is Modern Language Association?
100
Calling on particular shared values, respected figures of authority, or one's own character as a method for appealing to an audience.
What is Ethos
100
-True or False: Paying attention to the title can help the reader convey a lot of information that can help them figure out how to read the article more efficiently.
What is True
100
Having a writing process is not useful for a Biology Lab Report.
What is False
100
1. Question: This writing term can frustrate the reader if the author of the text does not follow the guidelines when writing a source-based paper.
What is Annoyance(s)
200
True or False: The title should be centered and bolded.
What is false
200
______ articulated three "artistic appeals" that a rhetor could draw on to make a case---logos, ethos, and pathos.
Who is Aristotle
200
-These titles serve for a specific part of an article by highlighting it, and giving the reader a sense of what the content will touch upon on this section.
What is Section Headings
200
Every piece of writing has to have an assertion about a debatable issue that has to be supported with evidence.
What is False. descriptions, narratives, and personal writing (letters, diaries) don't
200
Name the 6 different types of annoyances.
What is Armadillo Roadkill, Dating Spider-Man, Uncle Barry and His Encyclopedia of Useless Information, Am I in the Right Movie, I Can’t Find the Stupid Link, and I Swear I did Some Research.
300
Sources listed in a works cited page are ________.
What is alphabetized
300
"Beliefs, attitudes, documents, facts, traditions, images, interests, motives" are all examples of
What are constraints
300
How can you figure out the primary audience? a. Publication Venue b. The Title c. The Introduction
What is a. Publication Venue
300
The step in the writing process that involves modifying, reorganizing, and improving paragraphs is called ______________. A. reviewing B. rewriting C. reorganizing D. none of the above
What is D. None of the above
300
Dropping in a quotation without introducing it first is an example of this annoyance.
What is Armadillo Roadkill
400
This is what kind of works cited is this? Wysocki, Anne Frances, et al. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition. Logan: Utah State UP, 2004. Print.
What is a book
400
______ can determine the type of language used, the formality of the discourse, and even the types of reasons used to make the rhetor's argument.
Who is the Audience?
400
-An ______ is like an executive summary. It serves to express the features of the main point of the article or text, and generally answers specific questions in its summary. a. Introduction b. The Abstract c. Conclusion
What is b. The Abstract
400
Checking for ____________ should be done before publishing your writing.
What is grammar/spelling
400
State the annoyance in this paragraph. “When taking a nap, always rest your elbow on your desk and keep your arm perpendicular to your desktop” (Piven and Borgenicht 98). After all, consider the following scenario. . . .
What is Dating Spider-Man
500
This is used when you cite a work that has more than three authors.
What is a et al?
500
The 3 parts to understanding the context of a rhetorical moment.
What are exigence, audience, and constraints?
500
-The abstract and the introduction are the best places to look for this. Once you identify this, you can determine how much time and effort you should spend on certain parts of the reading. What is this?
What is The Main Argument or Idea
500
What step in the Writing Process would you complete a Reverse Outline?
What is Revising
500
What is the annoyance when there is no connection between the first letter of a parenthetical citation and the first letter of a works cited entry.
What is I Can’t Find the Stupid Link