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Intermediate Composition Midterm

This guide provides essential MLA format guidelines for students in Intermediate Composition, focusing on font selection, margin requirements, header formatting, and structural elements of an essay. Key information includes recommended font types, font sizes, margin dimensions, page numbering, and title formatting. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of pre-writing strategies, transition sentences, and thesis statements in the writing process. Understanding these components is crucial for producing well-structured essays that adhere to MLA standards.

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Intermediate Composition Midterm

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  1. Intermediate Composition Midterm Jessica Bourgeois

  2. According to MLA format…..

  3. What type of font should be used? • Calibri • Courier New • Times New Roman • Arial

  4. Times New Roman

  5. What size should the font be? • 11 • 12 • 14 • 16

  6. 12

  7. How big are the margins on all sides? • ½ inch • 1 inch • 1 ½ inch • 2 inch

  8. 1 Inch

  9. What is the distance from the top of the page to the page number? • ¼ inch • ½ inch • ¾ inch • 1 inch

  10. ½ Inch

  11. How do you write the page number(header)? • 1 Bourgeois • Bourgeois 1 • 1 Jessica • Jessica 1

  12. Bourgeois 1

  13. How is the title formatted? • Above the heading, centered • Under the heading, left aligned • Under the heading, centered • Under the heading, right aligned

  14. Under the heading, centered

  15. Quotation marks go around your title. • True • False

  16. False

  17. The heading is double spaced. • True • False

  18. True

  19. Write an example of MLA using your own information. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  20. First Name Last Name Mrs. Schimmeck Intermediate Composition: Block H Day Month Year

  21. Which part of the Writing Process involves brainstorming? • Pre-writing • Drafting • Revising • Publishing

  22. Pre-writing

  23. What links each main body paragraph to the next one? • Transition sentence • Ideas • Essay structure • Thesis statement

  24. Transition Sentences

  25. The projecting sentence appears in what paragraph? • Introduction • Body • Conclusion

  26. Conclusion

  27. What is the first sentence in the introduction? • Thesis Statement • Preview • Attention getter • Clincher sentence

  28. Attention Getter

  29. Which is NOT an example of formal writing? • Term paper • In-class essay • Personal journal • Resume

  30. Personal Journal

  31. Using a graphic organizer is a pre-writing strategy. • True • False

  32. True

  33. You should really worry about spelling and grammar in the drafting phase. • True • False

  34. False

  35. Publishing involves sharing your writing with others. • True • False

  36. True

  37. The sentence in a paragraph that tells the main idea is the supporting sentence. • True • False

  38. False

  39. Your thesis statement should include all three points. • True • False

  40. True

  41. Each body paragraph in your essay should explain one of your main points. • True • False

  42. True

  43. Your conclusion should have your thesis statement(reworded). • True • False

  44. True

  45. You should always have at least two peer-editors. • True • False

  46. True

  47. Which part of the essay do ______ belong to.

  48. Topic Sentences • Introduction • Body • Conclusion

  49. Body

  50. Supporting Sentences • Introduction • Body • Conclusion

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