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MLA Format
Essays
Writing
Vocab
Vocab Again
100
Ms. Fairhead uses this website to check for plagiarism.
What is TURNITIN.COM
100
The first sentence(s) of your essay. It is used to grab your reader's attention.
What is a HOOK
100
12 point font
What is the TYPE SIZE to use.
100
The feeling an author creates in the reader.
What is MOOD
100
A sequence of events in a story
What is PLOT
200
It must be centered, capitalized correctly, and contain a unique spin on the essay's topic
What is the TITLE
200
The minimum number of examples/supporting statements a topic should contain.
What is 3
200
a word/group of words that signals a change & helps connect ideas.
What are TRANSITIONS.
200
A reoccurring image, word, phrase, etc that unifies the literary work
What is MOTIF
200
The two parts of speech that are modifiers.
What are ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS.
300
The two pieces of information a HEADER contains.
What is WRITER'S LAST NAME & PAGE NUMBER.
300
The typical minimum number of sentences a body paragraph should include.
What is 11.
300
A writer's choice of words.
What is DICTION
300
A character who is used as a contrast to another character.
What is FOIL
300
When something which is the opposite of what you expect to happen happens
What is IRONY.
400
The order of information contained in a HEADING from top to bottom.
What is WRITER'S NAME, TEACHER'S NAME, CLASS, DUE DATE.
400
The first sentence of your closing paragraph.
What is THESIS RESTATED.
400
This is italicized when you type it in essays.
What is the TITLE OF A NOVEL.
400
Writing that reflects the way people speak in a particular area/region.
What is DIALECT
400
A pattern in literature appearing throughout cultures & time.
What is ARCHETYPE
500
The two types of spacing needed in MLA format.
What is DOUBLE SPACING & 0 AFTER SPACING.
500
An example of what an in-text citation looks like when properly formatted.
What is (Last name 5).
500
A list of 4 required elements of a body paragraph.
What is 1) topic sentence, 2) supporting sentences, 3) transitions, 4) closing sentence.
500
A quote at the beginning of another work that reveals something important.
What is EPIGRAPH.
500
This grammar term means "to add to the meaning of."
What is COMPLEMENT.