Formatting an Academic Paper

Choose the correct text citation.

• "Here is a text citation." (16).

• "Here is a text citation" (16).

• "Here is a text citation" page 16.

• "Here is a text citation". 16.

What should the header to your paper look like?

• Your Name.

  Class.

  Teacher's Name.

  Date: 16 March 2022

• Your Name.

  Teacher's Name.

  Date: March 16, 22

• Your Name.

  Class.

  Teacher's Name.

  Date: 3/16/2022

• Your Name.

  Class.

  Date: March 2022

Where does your claim / theme statement go in your introduction paragraph?

• The first sentence of your introduction.

• In the body of your introduction.

• The last sentence of your introduction.

Where does your claim / theme statement go in your conclusion paragraph?

• The first sentence in your conclusion.

• The body of your conclusion.

• The last sentence of your conclusion.

How should you begin an introduction paragraph?

• With the theme statement.

• Asking a question.

• Giving a summary of the book.

• Make a broad statement about the topic.

What is MLA format?

• Header, Title, Double spaced, indent all paragraphs, Times New Roman or "clean" font, size 12 pt.

• Title, single spaced, indent paragraphs, 12 pt. font

• Header, 1.5 spaced, indent all paragraphs, clean font, 10 pt.

• Header, title, single spaced, indent paragraphs, clean font, size 12.

How should the title of your paper be formatted?

• Indented to the left and italicized

• Centered, same font size

• Indented to the right and size 14 font

• Centered, size 14 font

Which is correct?

• On pg. 16 Billie jo says, " ... "

• On page 16 it says "..."

• On page 16 Billie Jo states, "..."

• I found this quote on page 16 and it says, "..."

After you provide a piece of text evidence, what do you do afterwards?

• Explain your quote thoroughly and how it relates to the theme.

• Explain what is happening in the quote.

• Give a summary of what happened.

• Repeat what the quote said, but in simpler terms.

In your essay, should "daddy" be capitalized or no?

• No because daddy is not his name and is not a proper noun.

• Yes because although it is not his real name, that is the title Billie Jo refers to him by.