Writing and Research Process Review
The proper way to format an internal citation for a direct quote from "Lord of the Flies" is demonstrated
(Golding 119)
At least how many lines is a long quotation that needs block formatting
5 lines or more
All of the following are necessary in the introduction of an essay
Attention getter (hook), Background information, preview of points, thesis statement
Any of the following EXCEPT which one could be an appropriate hook?
More than 95% of the world..... According to Abraham Lincoln Each year, twelve hundred people suffer from... "It was the best of times;it was the worst of times,"... Did you know....? ----Do not ever use "You" and a question is a weak way to start an essay
Where do you put a period in a direct quote
My teacher instructed, "Make sure to study for finals." (Cotton)....The period only goes at the end of a sentence before the quotation marks.
In-text citations are required for
Paraphrased research, directly quoted research, and summarized research- If someone else thought of it, you must cite it.
In what order should the heading be organized
Student name, teacher name, class, date
What is wrong with the following online magazine article citation? "Corporate America's No. 1 Gun For Hire." Kaplan, David A. Fortune, 1 Nov.2010: 81-95.Web. 4 April 2016.
The author's name should be listed first
In-text citations ideally include
The authors last name and page number or a shortened version of the title and page number- it depends on whether an author is available
Provided that all information for a source is available, and entry on a Works Cited page starts with
The last name of the author of the work
You do not have to embed a direct quote with quotation marks if...
The quote is paraphrased or summarized
According to MLA format, where should the heading be located on the page
Top left
If I want to omit (leave out) words from a source in a direct quotation, how do I do that?
Use ellipses (...)
To simplify the process, when you are deciding if a source is credible, you are...
deciding whether the author is an expert in the field
When typing, titles of websites, magazines, and scholarly journals are:
italicized
When typing an essay, a novel, movie, or magazine is punctuated with
italics
databases are
large digital storage areas that contain many credible sources. Schools, colleges, and libraries pay for these and students must have usernames and passwords to access them
A Works Cited page
lists the sources cited in the paper alphabetically
The best place to look for a credible source is...
on a database
Other names for in-text citation include
parenthetical citations, internal citations
What is the correct order for the stages of the writing process
pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
During this stage of the writing process, it is important to establish your purpose and audience
prewriting
During this stage, you make changes to the content of your essay
revising
What is jargon?
vocabulary particular to a profession or group that needs to be briefly explained for the audience's benefit in a research paper