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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Is an academic essay ever written perfectly the first time?
What is "hanging" on the second line of a reference entry in the Works Cited list?
a loose thread
a question that was not answered
an indentation
an italicized phrase
Select all the pronouns you wish to avoid using in an academic essay.
You
I
We
Us
Identify the correct in-text citation for a direct quote:
Anderson, page 353
Anderson, The Joker
(Anderson 353)
(Anderson, p. 353)
What types of arguments can be written in acadmeic essys?
Pathos
Credos
Ethos
Legos
News articles are never credible enough for an academic paper.
True!
No, wait, False!
How many research sources will we need for our Research Argument paper
At least 100!
10
5
Resources? No thanks!
What kind of bibliography do we write for this research paper?
Anonymous
Aunt Susie
Annotated
Attenuated
What part of the introduction is used to catch your reader's attention?
The background information
The Thesis Statement
The beautiful MLA heading
The hook
Thomas Jefferson was busy with many things during the American Revolution. What might be a better word to use in an academic sentence than "things"?
stuff
challenges
whatever
piles of stuff
Wouldn't Couldn't Shouldn't - Should you use contractions in an academic essay?
Don't know or care
No, you should write out "could not" "should not" "would not"
Yes - contract away!
Choose the Reference entry that is written correctly below:
Field Guide to Writing
FIELD GUIDE TO WRITING
IT IS OK TO USE ALL CAPS IN A REFERENCE ENTRY IN YOUR WORKS CITED LIST:
Um, no I do not think so.
Yes, if you want to YELL at your reader.
When you write the numbers 1-10, you should use words (one, two, three) Numbers greater than ten can be written in numerals (12, 13, 14).
False
True
Choose the correct way to use an acronym in an academic essay:
(NASA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration reported . . .
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reported . . .
NASA reported
