Essay Components
What goes in a Thesis Statement?
Topic, postion, and rationale
Which parallel structure example is correct?
A. She likes cooking, jogging, and to read.
B. She likes cooking, jogging, and reading.
B. She likes cooking, jogging, and reading.
What is the correct Font and font size used for MLA?
Times New Roman and Size 12
What does "What is your take?" mean?
an idiomatic way to ask for someone's opinion, perspective, viewpoint, or thoughts on a specific topic, situation, or idea
What is a clause?
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
Give me 5 examples of signal verbs
NOTE: DO NOT use 'state, said, agrees, says, writes, explain'.
Ex: accepts, declares, notes, shows, affirms, writes, implies, explains, reports, etc
Which ones are prepoisitions?
A. under, behind, above, below, during, without
B. because, although, even though, so, while
A. under, behind, above, below, during, without
What is plagairsm?
presenting someone else's words, ideas, or work as your own without proper credit
What is active reading? what are some examples?
engaging with a text by thinking, questioning, and interacting with it to improve comprehension and retention
EX: highlighting, circling a new word and finding the meaning, questioning the text
This is a _______ sentence?
EX: Sally wants to go with us, but she can't.
compound sentence: are made of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction.
what is a counterargument and a rebuttal/refutation?
Counterargument: the opposing side of your claim/argument
Refuation/rebuttal:your response that aims to disprove or weaken the counterargument.
This example is a _______ principle.
Ex: She walks to work everyday.
This example is a present principle.
How do you write an MLA in-text citation when there are more than 2 authors?
Ex: (Smith et al. 25)
What is a whistleblower?
someone that exposes an organization, such as the goverment
What goes in a body paragraph? (4 components)
topic sentence, supporting details, quote, and analysis
What type of prepositional phrase is in the storefront window?
Ex: The bracelet in the storefront window is the one I want.
adjectival phrase
Does the period go inside the quote or after the in-text citation?
Ex: According to Foulkes's study, dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (184).
What does the CRAAP test stand for?
Currency, Reliability, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose
What does a three story thesis statement contain?
First story (fact): State a fact from the reading
Second story (opinion): Answer the prompt question with your argument
Third story (significance): Explain why this matters or what it shows us
This is a _______ sentence?
EX: Sally wants to go with us, but she can't.
compound sentence: are made of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction.
Write me an (in-text citation) example using:
Authors: Smith & Jones
Pages: 45-50
(Smith and Jones pp. 45-50)
Needs to have Intro, body, and conclusion
1. Introduction: Hook, context and thesis statement
2. Body: Topic sentence, context/supporting details, evidence/quote, analysis
3. Conclusion: restate thesis and recap main points