15 week test.2 Flashcards
Form of web citation
Last, First. “Title.” N.p., n.d. Web. 30 April 2002.
8 parts of the citation of a website
name of author compiler title of work title of website version or edition publisher or sponsor or n.p. date of publication or n.d. medium of publication - Web date of access
proper online book citation
Last, First. Title in Italics. City of pub, year. Source in italics. Web. 15 May 2007.
What other source examples does the MLA handbook have?
television broadcasts audio sources movies performances musical sources art work interviews advertisements lectures letters
Where would you find the other source examples?
MLA handbook 5.7.1
What do we ask about ideas?
Did you choose an interesting topic?
Did you support your ideas with juicy details?
Do I have enough information?
A good way to generate details is
to ask questions
How can you organize the body?
space
time
content
perspective
Points about the conclusion?
tie up loose ends
not leave the reader unsatisfied
well-thought and well-written
time spent leaves good last impression
Ideas about word choice?
vivid and specific words
new words, concrete nouns, and juicy verbs
modifiers should be fresh and appeal to one’s senses
action verbs that show rather than linking verbs that tell
ask if your words will keep a reader’s attention
use figurative language involving similes and metaphors
ideas about sentence fluency
variety in beginnings and ends of words and lengths of sentences
read writing aloud to determine flow and catch errors
semi-colon
What does word choice reveal?
tone and voice
What was the voice compared to?
the heart
A good way to check spelling?
read backwards
2 questions while editing?
Why is this punctuation here?
Did I leave out something?