Essay Formatting
We use ___ formatting for English essays
MLA
A thesis statement is the ____ idea of your essay
It is the main/central idea of your essay.
The end of your essay
Conclusion
When using external sources, they should be ______
They should be credible/reliable/unbiased
Mr DiMarco is known for having high _____ and low _____
T or F: MLA formatting says that I need to use size 12, Times New Roman/Arial font, double spaced
False- We never use Arial font for MLA formatting
True or False- My thesis statement should be an argumentative personal opinion
False- Your thesis statement should not be a personal opinion or fact. It should be argumentative though!
Citing text in my body paragraph is called a(n) _____ ______
In-text citation
T or F: I should cite Wikipedia in my essay because it is a reliable source
False- Wikipedia is not a reliable source. It can provide direction to your research (i.e. giving you ideas to study/analyze) but you should not be citing Wikipedia.
Ms. Hay's last day is...
Tomorrow!
True or False- MLA formatting says that, depending on the formatting, I should underline or bold my title.
False- The title should never be bolded or underlined. We only italicize a book title if it is included in your thesis title
True or false- A thesis statement should be ambiguous, so readers can interpret and analyze what the essay is about.
False- a thesis statement should be clear and direct
There are a lot of things wrong with the formatting of this introductory paragraph (let me pull up the image). Name at least 3 formatting errors.
1. Incorrect order of the name, teacher, course code and date.
2. No last name in the upper right-hand corner
3. I do not outline my arguments in my introduction/ I just include my thesis statement.
4. The essay title should not be italicized. The book title SHOULD be italicized in the essay title and not underlined.
5. The essay should be in Times New Roman, not Arial
False, an opinion article is not a reliable source
The best Grade 10 English teacher
Mr. DiMarco
What is wrong with this quote?
After the reaping, Effie Trinket says “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor." (Collins 40).
The punctuation at the end of the quote should go outside the in-text citation.*
This can help strengthen your thesis statement
Hint: Onomatopoeia
Literary Devices
On the first page of your essay, you need to include your teacher, course code, name and date. What order should you put these in?
You should format it like this:
My Name
Teacher
Course Code
Date
CNN and FOX news are examples of a(n) ______ source
Unreliable/biased
What is one difference between simile and metaphor?
I am citing a book. My citation at the end looks like this:
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games, Scholastic Press, 2008.
What 2 things are wrong with this citation?
Scholastic Books should not be italicized and there should be a period instead of a comma between the title and publisher.
What is the argument in this thesis statement?
"The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, expresses how capitalistic societies dehumanize and exploit the lower class, equating their value to how much they work. This can be seen through the district system, and the way the capital treats the Hunger Games tributes."
"Capitalistic societies dehumaniz[ing] and exploit[ing] the lower class, equating their value to how much they work" is the argument
What does APE stand for and why might you use it?
APE stands for Answer, Proof, Explain. It can help you format your body paragraphs and organize your thoughts when you build your argument.
A peer-reviewed article is a good example of a reliable source because...
It has had multiple professionals in the same field look over the article, ensuring that the article is as accurate and unbiased as possible.
Name the literary device: When the weather reflects a character's mood/emotions
Pathetic Fallacy