Writing Process
Introductions and Conclusions
Compare and Contrast
Citations and Formatting
100

When you are writing an academic paper, you should write in ____ person. 

Third

100

What IS a roadmap? 

It is when you present information in your introduction in the same way that it will appear in the body paragraphs. 

Ex. "This essay will discuss Subject A, Subject B, and Subject C"

100

Subject A is SIMILAR to Subject B is an example of WHAT 

Comparing 

100

What is the font size and the font that your papers should be in for MLA format?

12 point font, Times New Roman

200

"According to Author, Point A is true" is an example of using _____ to support your point 

Evidence

200

A conclusion should mirror your _____  ____. 

Thesis statement 

200

What is CONTRASTING? 

An explanation of how things are DIFFERENT

200

When writing an MLA essay, you will need to have a _____  _____  _____ as the last page(s) of your essay.

Works Cited Page

300

What is editing? 

It is the last thing you do before completing an essay. It is looking at grammar, spelling, and minor formatting issues

300

Explain how a conclusion should be structured

Like a triangle. 

It should start specific, broaden, then end with something general

300

Give me an example of a Point by Point outline and explain what it is

Point A

-Subject A

-Subject B


Point B

-Subject A

-Subject B


Point C

-Subject A

-Subject B

300

What information needs to go in the top left-hand corner of your essay (and in what order)?

Your name, your professor's name, the class number, the essay's due date

400

What does revision entail? 

Revision entails rearranging large portions of writing, removing sentences, adding sentences, altering the entirety of any paragraph including the introduction and conclusion
400

How is an introduction formatted? What does it look like? 

Like an upside down triangle. 

It should start general, narrow, then end with something specific

400

Give me an example of a Subject by Subject outline and explain what it is

Subject A

-Point A

-Point B

-Point C


Subject B

-Point A

-Point B

-Point 


Comparison/Contrast of Subject A and Subject B

400

How do you write an in-text citation for texts that have three or more authors?

(Last Name et al. Page Number)

Ex. (Peres et al. 4) 

500

What should drafting entail? 

Putting thoughts to paper, focusing more on the content rather than the formatting or spelling or specific organization

500
The very last sentence of a conclusion should include a what? 

Call to action or something specific that you want your reader to consider even after reading your essay 

500

Give me at least THREE reasons WHY this is NOT a good thesis statement: 

"I think that bananas are better than apples because they just objectively taste better, but bananas rot faster." 

1. It is strictly opinion-based (no evidence)

2. Use of first-person "I" language

3. It is not clear WHAT they are arguing (because they say that bananas are better but also not better than apples)

4. "objectively" would be the fact that apples are grown in an orchard, not that something is better than the other 

5. There is no road map provided and the actual goal of the essay is not specified 

500

How big should the margins be in an MLA formatted paper?

One inch