NonFiction/MLA Terms

Which stands for Modern Language Association, is defined as a style of writing used for college-level writing?

• Biography

• Lead

• MLA Format

• Works Cited

The short version of the Source Citation that appears directly after the evidence used and refers the reader to the longer Source Citation.

• Analysis Sentence

• Works Cited

• Conclusion Sentence

• In Text Citation

writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history

• Biography

• Non fiction

• Autobiography

• Fiction

a formatted list of all sources you cited within your paper

• Evidence

• In Text Citation

• Conclusion Paragraph

• Works Cited

explains why the evidence is important and how it connects to the thesis

• Topic Sentence

• Analysis Sentence

• Thesis

• Transitions

proof that is essential to an author creating a strong argument or claim.

• Development Sentence

• Conclusion

• Evidence

• Body Paragraph

one sentence that appears at the end of the introduction and reveals the main idea of the essay

• Development Sentence

• Transition

• Evidence

• Thesis Statement

the very end of a piece of writing, and it usually summarizes the main points of an argument or demonstrates an opinion about a topic

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion Paragraph

• Introduction Paragraph

• Topic Sentence

units of text that offer supporting evidence to back up the thesis statement of an essay, report, or story

• Introduction Paragraph

• Conclusion Paragraph

• Development Sentence

• Body Paragraph

falls at the start of an essay. It is the first paragraph, which is also called “a gateway” of an essay. It is because it attracts the attention of readers to the essay and gives them background information about the topic

• Thesis Statement

• Introduction Paragraph

• Topic Sentence

• Development Sentence