Wild Card
MLA Style
Plagiarism
The Writing Process
General Writing
100

This New York Times author was caught plagiarizing. 

Who is Jayson Blair?

100

The last page of sources in an MLA style document. 

What is a Works Cited page?

100

This program helps students avoid plagiarism and can be accessed through eLearning

100

Prewriting is the ____ step of the writing process.

What is the first step?

100

The main idea of an essay is called this. 

What is the thesis statement?

200

This degree add-on shows employers you took a specific subject/topic seriously. 

What is a certificate?

200

This is how to format quotes over four lines.

What is a block quote?

200

The use of another's intellectual property (words, images, ideas, music, artwork, etc.) without providing proper documentation.

What is plagiarism?

200

Two methods of prewriting include this.

What are:

brainstorming, outlining, freewriting, idea map

200

Words that help the text flow more smoothly are called this.

What are transitions?

300

This is an incomplete sentence. 

What is a sentence fragment?

300

MLA style papers need to be typed in this font style.

What is Times New Roman?

300

Factual knowledge that does not need to be cited. Example: George Washington was the first president of the United States.

What is common knowledge?

300

The last step of the writing process is called this. 

What is editing? (Revising and proofreading also acceptable)

300

A common acronym for remembering coordinating conjunctions is this.

What are FANBOYS?

400

The title of your textbook this semester is what?

What is Write Smart, Write Happy?

400

Each Works Cited page entry corresponds with this.

What are in-text citations?

400

Exact wording from another source used in one's own research writing.

What is quotation?

400

The first draft of the thesis statement is called this. 

What is a working thesis statement?

400

This is usually found at the beginning of an introduction paragraph.

What is an attention getter or hook?

500

To connect two independent clauses with a coordinator such as "and" or "but," you must have what before the coordinator?

What is a comma?

500

In-text citations are traditionally cited here in an essay.

What is within parentheses at the end of a sentence?

500

Punctuation that needs to be included when using exact words from an outside source in one's research.

What are quotation marks?

500

Reading out loud is a beneficial way to complete this part of the writing process. 

What is proofreading?

500

This is the first sentence in a body paragraph. 

What is a topic sentence?