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  • What is a thesaurus?
    a book/site that lists synonyms and antonyms
  • A footnote appears at the __________ of a page and gives additional information to the reader.
    bottom
  • What is paraphrasing?
    when you put information from a text into your own words and STILL give the source credit
  • What is a bibliography?
    a list of sources you used during research
  • Name something that's not a credible source.
    Wikipedia, Google.com, your little sister's TikTok, etc.
  • What is the formula for a compound sentence?
    complete sentence + comma + FANBOYS + complete sentence
  • What are some of the consequences of plagiarism? Name at least 3.
    zero on the assignment, detention, suspension, kicked out of college, fines, jailtime
  • Give two examples of credible sources.
    .edu, .gov, .org, .mil, and other updated websites created by experts
  • List at least three of the FANBOYS.
    for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
  • What is the formula for in introduction paragraph?
    hook + background knowledge + thesis statement
  • How is a traditional 5-paragraph essay organized?
    introduction, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion
  • What does it mean to CITE a source?
    you mention it in your essay and bibliography
  • Explain one rule about using quotation marks when including a direct quotation.
    According to the author, "......"
  • MLA is....
    a certain way to cite a source
  • What is common knowledge?
    a fact that almost everybody knows, so you don't have to cite its source
  • What is the formula for a conclusion paragraph?
    restated thesis + "so what?" + final thoughts
  • What is the difference between a thesis statement and a topic sentence?
    A thesis statement controls an entire essay, but a topic sentence only controls a paragraph.
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