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Operating Definitions Maimon (2nd ed.) Handbook Study Guide The items in the first column list the areas of format and appearance that writers need to observe and follow for serious academic work. Read up on this information in the pages given for the second edition of the Maimon handbook. After this term is over and you write in your chosen field, check for the specifications used in your discipline by finding each item below in the style guide's index, looking it up, and matching it.
Composition Element to Check	List page number in the Maimon handbook, 2nd ed.	Study Question for Each Item as the MLA Guidelines Prefer See the box titled "Learning in College" (286) for details about the MLA organization
1. Page numbers See student paper in MLA style for example of each item below (321-332)	319-320	Where does the running head (aka page header) go? List the items that a writer includes in the running head. What separates the items in the running head?
2. Heading to identify student writer	318	Where does the heading go? How far from the left margin do the heading lines start? List the items that the MLA requires that one include in the heading.
3. Title of student essay See also the title notes here.	318 296 - see box titled "General Guidelines for the MLA Works-Cited List"	What can a preliminary title help a writer do? Which words does the MLA prefer that a student capitalize in a title?
4. Spacing	319	How many blank spaces should a writer insert after the heading and before the title of his/her paper? How many blank spaces should a writer insert after the title and before the body of his/her paper? How should the body of a student essay be spaced?
5. Margins	319	Given the MLA margin guideline, what should a student do when using MS Word, which has a 1.25'' margin by default?
6. Justification	319 - See "Margins and spacing"	The MLA recommends that a writer justify (check one) [ ] right margin only [ ] left margin only [ ] both right and left margins.
7. Including the year for literary works, release date for films	Not in book - see the film, web page, and poem examples in this essay.	Which pattern does NOT show the year as the MLA recommends? a. In The Republic (ca. 360 B.C.), Plato begins chapter seven, "On Shadows and Realities in Education," with a hypothetical situation. b. In The Republic, which appeared around 360 B.C., Plato begins chapter seven, "On Shadows and Realities in Education," with a hypothetical situation. c. In The Republic, Plato begins chapter seven, "On Shadows and Realities in Education," with a hypothetical situation. d. In The Republic, Plato begins chapter seven, "On Shadows and Realities in Education," with a hypothetical situation (ca. 360 B.C.). Which pattern does NOT show the year as the MLA recommends? a. In director Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) has to repay the debt he owes to Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), the cursed captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman. b. In director Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) has to repay the debt he owes to Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), the cursed captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman (2006). c. In director Gore Verbinski's 2006 release, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) has to repay the debt he owes to Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), the cursed captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman. d. In director Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) has to repay the debt he owes to Davy Jones (Bill Nighy), the cursed captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman.
8. Credentials, dates for authors	See	Give credentials and some indicator of his or her place in time early when mentioning an author, as in "John Donne, seventeenth century British poet, writes about the metaphysics."
9. Direct quotations - selection and analysis	207	Check the statements below which are true. [ ] a. Primary sources are the ones that a writer quotes the most in his/her essay. [ ] b. Secondary sources are the ones that a writer quotes second-most often in his/her essay. [ ] c. Primary sources are the original, firsthand words of a writer or speaker that a student cites. [ ] d. Secondary sources are comments, analyses, and/or interpretations that others make about the original words of a writer or speaker. List the main reasons to quote from primary sources. [An additional one is that the language is noteworthy.] List the main reasons to quote from secondary sources. Every quotation should be followed by one or two sentences that do (does) what? See the notes here to answer this question.
10. When to indent and not	555	A student writer indents a long prose quotation after it types up how many lines? How many spaces does one indent a long prose quotation at the left margin? What does one do with the quotation marks? The sentence that introduces a blocked quotation ends with what punctuation mark? Where does the period go in relation to the parenthetical reference for a long prose quotation?
11. Introducing, punctuating, and following through with each quotation with a signal phrase (aka frame, credit tag)	263-264	Every sentence in your essay should have some of your words in it, even if and especially if it is a direct quotation. No quotation should appear by itself as a sentence. Introduce all direct quotations with words such as "According to one scholar, ..." or "One well-known film reviewer says that. . .". For a print source, a credit tag introducing each quotation is required in addition to the parentheses giving the page number. Following "Quotations in block format" and really, any quotation, a writer should tell readers what? List some synonyms for the word, "says," that can be used to introduce a direct quotation. Which pattern below does the MLA recommend using when using a direct quotation? a. "500 years ago, everybody knew that the earth was flat. And 15 minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow." b. Agent K tells J, "500 years ago, everybody knew that the earth was flat. And 15 minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow." c. "500 years ago, everybody knew that the earth was flat. And 15 minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet," says Agent K to J, "Imagine what you'll know tomorrow." d. "500 years ago, everybody knew that the earth was flat. And 15 minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow" Agent K tells J.
12. Parenthetical references	285 -- See box titled "General Guidelines for MLA in-Text Citations"	What information is included in a parenthetical reference? In the fold-out immediately before page 283, what do the illustrations with highlighted words on the three Louis Armstrong pages show? What can a student use pages 282-292 for? For what does a student use number 1 on page 284? For what does a student use number 2 on page 284? For what does a student use number 3 on page 285? For what does a student use number 8 on page 287? For what does a student use number 10 on page 287? Name a synonym for the term "signal phrase" (Maimon, Peritz, and Yancey 287 #10) used in the Learning Levels file, in the "The Effects of Systematic Practice" section, item number 7. For what does a student use number 11 on page 287? For what does a student use number 16 on page 289? For what does a student use number 18 on page 290?
13. Punctuation for parenthetical references	263 - see the examples on this page for the answer.	Where does the period go at the end of a sentence that includes a brief prose quotation?
14. Citing poems	290 number 20 554, 555, 569	When quoting one or two lines of poetry, what three items does one insert to show line breaks? A student writer indents a poetry quotation after it types up how many lines? How does a writer set off longer selections of a poem? What does the parenthetical reference include for a poem?
15. Citing plays	291	What does the parenthetical reference include for a play?
16. Heading on works cited	296	How many blank lines does one insert after the heading and the first entry? What words does the MLA currently say to use in the heading for the bibliography at the end of an essay?
17. Organization of sources and format in works cited	296 - see box titled "General Guidelines for the MLA Works-Cited List" 307 - see also "General Guidelines for Citing Online Periodicals"	What goes in the upper right corner? How does a writer organize the entries in the works cited? How should each entry be formatted?
18. Pattern for each type of source	See pages with green-edged borders	What can a student use pages 293-317 for? What patterns are on page 295, numbers 3 and 5? What information and punctuation do they include? What patterns are on page 297, numbers 7 and 8? What information and punctuation do they include? What patterns are on page 307-309, numbers 49 and 50? What information and punctuation do they include? What pattern is on page 309, #51? What information and punctuation does it include? What pattern is on page 312, #68? What information and punctuation does it include? What pattern is on page 316, #83? What information and punctuation does it include? What pattern is on page 316, #85? What information and punctuation does it include?
19. Ellipses	568 - 569	How many ellipses points does a writer use to indicate omitting a part of a sentence? How many ellipses points does a writer use to indicate omitting one or more complete sentences? When "only a word or phrase is being quoted," (568) how many ellipses are needed? How long is the line of ellipses points that indicates an omitted line of poetry?
20. Square brackets and author's errors	567 - 568	How does a writer set off material which she or he has added to the original? How does a writer indicate that there is a spelling, grammar, or factual error in the original wording?
21. Verb tense	414 - see box titled "Charting the Territory"	When is the present tense required? When is the past tense appropriate? Which verb, if inserted in the blank, is in the proper tense for MLA style? Alvin Toffler, in his 1970 book, Future Shock, _____, "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." a. Had written b. Writes c. Wrote d. Would write Which verb, if inserted in the blank, is in the proper tense for MLA style? "1500 years ago, everybody knew that the earth was the center of the universe," ____ K in the 1997 film, Men in Black, "500 years ago, everybody knew that the earth was flat. And 15 minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow." a. Declares b. Had declared c. Would declare d. Declared
22. Point of view	413	Which point of view is standard in serious writing and "prevalent in academic writing"? Which word(s), if inserted in the blank, employs the appropriate point of view for MLA style? In skewering both communism and capitalism, George Orwell's book, Animal Farm (ca. 1940s) ____ that utopia cannot be achieved by merely installing any particular economic system. a. Suggests to readers b. Suggests c. Suggests to us d. Tells you e. All of the above f. Both A and B
23. Use the active voice and action verbs, minimize "to be" verbs	433 - 435	The passive voice is common in science writing, but in MLA style, the active voice and action verbs are preferred. Which sentence(s) below uses the active voice and action verbs? a. In Plato's myth of the cave, a liberator frees one of the prisoners. b. In Plato's myth of the cave, one of the prisoners is set free by a liberator. c. One of the prisoners is set free in Plato's myth. d. All of the above e. Both A and B
24. Sample essay	321 - 332	On which pages does the handbook show a sample essay in MLA style?
25. Generating Content	40-47, 50-53	List the strategies that can help a student generate content. What is the do/say plan?
26. Thesis See also the notes on thesis here.	48-50	Which of the types of theses below lead to a focused, well-developed essay, providing readers with a sense of direction? a. Announcement b. Statement of fact c. General observation d. Specific A significant thesis a. Can lead to either a weak, unfocused paper or an informative one b. Asserts an idea that could potentially make a difference in what readers know, understand or believe c. Begins, "In this essay, I will discuss..." d. Discusses a topic generally because readers must keep the freedom to make up their own minds e. All of the above f. A and B only
27. Introduction	74-75	Of the ways listed to begin an introduction, which ones create the most interest when used as the first sentence?
28. Body	58-75	See a fuller discussion of the methods of sample outlines for the different organization patterns here. See different ways to make ideas flow smoothly from one to another here.
29. Conclusion	74-75	Of the ways listed to conclude an essay, which ones close with the most impact when used as the last sentence?

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Maimon (2nd ed.) Handbook Study Guide