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pace, of sound, in multimodal work

page setup

borders and rules

different first page

footers

headers

margins

pagination

pagination

APA style

Chicago style

CSE style

MLA style

papers. See sample student writing

paragraph patterns. See paragraphs; patterns of organization

paragraphs. See also focus; patterns of organization; thesis

coherence

concluding

development of

drafting

focus of

introductory

length

determining paragraph length

main point

parallel structure

analyzing parallel structure in a paragraph

revising

too many points

topic sentences

transitions

between paragraphs

paragraph-level transitions

between sentences

parallelism

quick help: parallelism

comparisons

with coordinating conjunctions

with correlative conjunctions

for emphasis

headings

lists

paired items

in paragraphs

parallel structure in a paragraph

repetition

in sentences

series

parameters

paraphrases

in APA papers

avoiding plagiarism

integrating

in biological sciences

in Chicago papers

avoiding plagiarism

integrating

in criminal justice and criminology

in MLA papers

avoiding plagiarism

integrating

multilingual/ESL challenges with

meaning in source

synonyms in

in nursing

note taking, and avoiding plagiarism

parentheses

common uses

no comma before

parenthetical (in-text) citations

directory to APA in-text citation models

directory to MLA in-text citation models

APA style

CSE style

MLA style

parenthetical elements

commas with

dashes with

participation in class

tips for participating in asynchronous discussions

tips for participating in synchronous discussions

as part of grade, on typical syllabus

expectations for, in US classes

in online course

participial phrases

for combining sentences

dangling

quick help: recognizing dangling modifiers

quick help: repairing dangling modifiers

checking for dangling modifiers

defined

participles (-ing and -ed forms)

as adjectives

past participles (walked, driven)

irregular verbs, list of

perfect tenses

as adjectives

defined

participial phrases

passive voice

vs. present participles

regular verbs

verbals

present participles (hiking, reading)

progressive verb forms

as adjectives

gerund phrases

participial phrases

vs. past participles

sequence of tenses

particles, in two-word verbs (like get up)

parts of speech

adjectives

adverbs

conjunctions

in dictionary entry

interjections

nouns

prepositions

pronouns

verbs

passed, past

passive voice

verb tenses commonly used in the passive voice

vs. active

appropriate uses of

academic English: knowing when to use passive voice

avoiding

in business

in engineering

defined

forming

intransitive verbs

in science writing

shifts between active and

transforming from active

transitive verbs

in biological sciences

in nursing

wordy sentences

past, passed

past participles (-ed forms). See participles

past perfect tense

perfect tenses

past progressive form

progressive verb forms

past tense

simple tenses

irregular verbs

in APA papers

ed endings

in writing about history

vs. past perfect

regular verbs

in science and social sciences

patchwriting, avoiding

APA papers

Chicago papers

MLA papers

pathos (emotional appeals)

as argumentative tactic

evaluating as reader

in speech or presentation

using as writer

patterns, in online course content

patterns of organization (paragraph). See also Paragraphs

analogy

cause and effect

classification

comparison and contrast

definition

description

division

examples and illustrations

narration

process

PDF documents

citing, MLA style

how to cite course materials

as sources

peer reviewers

checklist for assessing the writing situation

checklist for global revision

communicating courteously and professionally with peers

tips for peer reviewers

tips for using reviewers’ comments

peer review in an online course

typical activities in traditional and online courses

and deadlines

for analytical essay

for annotated bibliography

for argument paper

effective peer reviews

feedback for multimodal projects

and global revision

for literacy narrative

sample literacy narrative, with peer review comments (Nguyen; MLA)

in online course

and online course assignment

reviewer’s role

revising with comments

seeking help from

writer’s role

writing prompt: using reviewers’ comments

writing prompt: being a peer reviewer

writing prompt: learning about revision from other writers

writing prompt: learning about analytical writing from other writers

writing prompt: learning from another speaker

percentages, numerals for

percent, per cent, percentage

perfect progressive forms (had been planning)

progressive verb forms

perfect tenses

perfect tenses

in APA papers

perfect tenses

in science and social sciences

periodicals. See also articles in periodicals

capitalizing titles

APA style

Chicago style

CSE style

MLA style

italicizing titles

APA style

Chicago style

CSE style

MLA style

periods

in abbreviations

with ellipsis mark

to end a sentence

inside quotation marks

with in-text citations

omitting in some abbreviations

personal communication, citing

APA style

Chicago style

CSE style

MLA style

personal communication, in online course

private e-mail message from a course participant

personal planner, for online course

assignment calendar with due dates

personal planner

personal pronouns

case (I, me, she, her, etc.)

defined

personal titles

abbreviations

capitalizing

comma with

person and number

subject-verb agreement at a glance

when to use the -s (or -es) form of a present-tense verb

shifts, avoiding

persons, names of. See nouns

perspective, in multimodal compositions

first-person

point of view perspective in a movie

moving images

analysis of a moving image

static images

photograph showing an unusual perspective

Migrant Mother, by Dorothea Lange

third-person

in video games

persuasive writing. See argument papers

phenomena

philosophy, statement of, in nursing

photographs, using in document. See also visuals

analysis of two photos

as multimodal image

phrasal verbs (put up with, stamp out)

phrases. See also phrases, types of

dangling

quick help: recognizing dangling modifiers

quick help: repairing dangling modifiers

checking for dangling modifiers

empty or inflated

introductory, comma after

misplaced

as modifiers

nonrestrictive, comma with

restrictive, no comma with

as sentence fragments

quick help: sentence fragments

test for fragments

separating subject and verb

phrases, types of. See also Phrases

absolute

appositive

gerund (swimming with dolphins)

infinitive (to start a project)

participial (eating well)

prepositional (to the store)

verbal

physics (singular)

pictures, using in document. See visuals

pitch, of sound

place of publication

in APA reference list

in MLA works cited list

places, names of. See nouns

plagiarism, avoiding

tips for smart searching

integrating and citing sources to avoid plagiarism

recognizing intellectual property

information for a working bibliography

APA papers

borrowed language

APA papers

Chicago papers

MLA papers

Chicago papers

with copying and pasting

in literature papers

MLA papers

multilingual/ESL challenges with

note taking

paraphrasing

quoting

reviewer comments about

summarizing

and web sources

planning a document

quick help: designing documents

planning a document: purpose and audience checklist

planning a multimodal project

choosing a delivery method

deciding on a project format

choosing a genre

collaborating

assessing your strengths as a collaborator

deciding on a main idea

planning support

understanding the multimodal composing process

linear representation of composing process

realistic representation of composing process

planning an essay

understanding an assignment

assessing the writing situation

checklist for assessing the writing situation

exploring ideas

literature paper

outlining

guidelines for constructing a formal outline

research process, highlights

working thesis

testing a tentative thesis

characteristics of an effective thesis

effective thesis statements

plan to do (not on doing)

platform, for online course

typical activities in traditional and online courses

getting help with

navigating

plays

capitalizing titles of

italicizing titles of

citing lines from (MLA style)

plot

questions to ask about literature

plot summary, avoiding

plurals

abbreviations

compound nouns

letters used as letters

numbers used as numbers

pronoun agreement

spelling

subject-verb agreement

words used as words

plus

p.m., a.m.

podcast, composing

citing

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

composing

notes on an audio podcast

poems

capitalizing titles of

quotation from

quotation marks for titles of

point of view

checklist for global revision

point of view and verb tense in academic writing

questions to ask about literature

in literacy narratives

opposing, in arguments

in portfolio cover letters

shifts, avoiding

points (font size)

policy memo, in criminal justice and criminology

portfolio

course portfolio

overview

reflection

requirements

format (print vs. online)

preparing writing samples

professional portfolio

reflective cover letter for a portfolio

writing guide: reflective letter for a portfolio

in education

position paper, in nursing

possessive case

with apostrophe

modifying gerund

with no apostrophe

possessive pronouns

defined

no apostrophe

poster presentation

in biological sciences

in psychology

post hoc fallacy

posting, in online course

discussion board

tips for participating in asynchronous discussions

tips for participating in synchronous discussions

practice paper, in nursing

sample nursing practice papersample clinical practice paper, nursing (Riss; APA)

precede, proceed

PowerPoint slides. See slide show presentation

predicate. See verbs

predicate adjective (subject complement)

defined

with linking verbs (be, seem, etc.)

not adverb

predicate noun (subject complement)

case of pronouns

defined

with linking verbs (be)

subject-verb agreement

predicates

compound, as fragments

defined

sentence fragments

quick help: sentence fragments

test for fragments

predication, faulty

preferable to (not than)

prefixes

prefixes and their meanings

hyphen after

and words‘ meanings

premises, deductive reasoning

prepositional phrases

defined

restrictive (essential) vs. nonrestrictive (nonessential)

sentence fragments

quick help: sentence fragments

test for fragments

subject-verb agreement

prepositions

common prepositions

adjective + preposition combinations

at, on, in to show time and place

verb + preposition combinations

adjective + preposition combinations

defined

followed by nouns, not verbs

function words

idioms

object of

repeating, for parallel structure

to, as preposition vs. infinitive marker

after verbs (particles)

verb + preposition combinations

presentation software. See slide show

presentation spaces, for multimodal projects

presentation spaces for multimodal projects

present participles (-ing forms). See participles

present perfect tense

perfect tenses

in APA papers

in Chicago papers

perfect tenses

present progressive form (are reading)

progressive verb forms

present tense

simple tenses

in Chicago papers

literary

point of view and verb tense in academic writing

in literature papers

in MLA papers

for scientific truths

simple tenses

subject-verb agreement

quick help: subject-verb agreement

subject-verb agreement at a glance

for subjunctive

tense shifts, avoiding

press release, in music

pretentious language

previewing

articles

books

images and multimodal texts

web sources

written texts

prewriting strategies

annotating written texts

annotated poem

annotated written text

annotating images or multimodal texts

annotated multimodal text (Equal Exchange ad)

annotated multimodal text (McDonald’s ad)

annotated web page

asking questions

asking questions in the disciplines

blogging

brainstorming

clustering

freewriting

gaining expert perspective

keeping a journal

mapping (clustering)

observing

reading

talking and listening

writing prompt: exploring a subject

for analysis essay

for annotated bibliography

for argument essay

for literacy narrative

for reflective letter

writing prompt: thinking like a college writer

writing prompt: exploring a subject

primary sources

citation at a glance: primary source from a website (Chicago)

for authenticity

in criminal justice and criminology

as evidence

in history

in literature papers

in music

vs. secondary sources

on the web

primary source from a website (Chicago)

principal, principle

prior to (not than)

problem/strategy approach for revising a thesis

proceed, precede

process, as pattern of organization (paragraph)

process, of writing an essay

understanding an assignment

checklist for assessing the writing situation

drafting

editing

exploring ideas

literacy narrative

literature paper

outlining

guidelines for constructing a formal outline

peer review

planning

proofreading

research process, highlights

revising

global revision

revising sentences

revising with comments

working thesis

testing a working thesis

characteristics of an effective thesis

effective thesis statements

process, research

highlights of one student’s research process

professional documents. See business writing

profile, of audience for multimodal project

creating user profiles

program notes, in music

progressive verb forms

progressive forms

progress report, in engineering

project notebook, in engineering

prompts

assignable writing prompts

writing prompts for multilingual writers

pronoun/adjectives

pronoun-antecedent agreement

quick help: pronouns

antecedents joined by and

antecedents joined by or or nor

collective nouns (committee)

defined

generic nouns (student)

indefinite pronouns (anyone)

sexist language

multilingual tip: pronoun-antecedent agreement

pronoun case (I, me, she, her, etc.)

quick help: pronouns

pronoun case

with appositives

comparisons

in compound word groups

with gerunds (seeing)

with infinitives (to see)

before noun

objective (me, you, him, her, it, us, them)

possessive (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)

subjective (I, you, he, she, it, we, they)

who vs. whom

pronoun reference

quick help: pronouns

ambiguous

broad this, that, which, it

implied

indefinite they, it, you

who (not that, which) for persons

pronouns. See also pronoun case; pronoun reference; pronouns, types of

quick help: pronouns

agreement of verbs with

quick help: subject-verb agreement

subject-verb agreement at a glance

agreement with antecedent. See pronoun-antecedent agreement

defined

pronoun/adjectives

shifts in person, number

who, whom

pronouns, types of

demonstrative (those, that, etc.)

indefinite (some, any, etc.)

intensive (herself, etc.)

interrogative (who, which, etc.)

personal (you, they, etc.)

possessive (your, his, etc.)

reciprocal (each other, etc.)

reflexive (myself, themselves, etc.)

relative (that, which, etc.)

pronoun use

in biological sciences

in business

in criminal justice and criminology

in education

in engineering

in music

in nursing

pronunciation, in dictionaries

proof. See evidence

proofreading

proofreading strategies

revision symbols

writing prompt: proofreading your work for grammar, punctuation, and spelling

writing prompt: proofreading your work for citations

proper nouns

articles with

capitalizing

vs. common

with the

using the with geographical nouns

proposal

in biological sciences

in business

sample business proposal (Ratajczak; APA)

in engineering

sample proposal, engineering (O’Bryan; USGS)

for grants, in music

research

psychology, writing in

publication information, needed for citations

APA style

citation at a glance: article from a database (APA)

citation at a glance: article in a journal or magazine (APA)

citation at a glance: book (APA)

citation at a glance: section in a web document (APA)

Chicago style

citation at a glance: article from a database (Chicago)

citation at a glance: article in a periodical (Chicago)

citation at a glance: book (Chicago)

citation at a glance: letter in a published collection (Chicago)

citation at a glance: primary source from a website (Chicago)

MLA style

citation at a glance: article from a database (MLA)

citation at a glance: article in a journal (MLA)

citation at a glance: book (MLA)

citation at a glance: selection from an anthology or a collection (MLA)

citation at a glance: short work from a website (MLA)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

public service announcements (PSAs)

analysis of public service ad

activity: your understanding of moving images (PSA)

multimodal composing

multimodal public service ad (billboard)

analysis of a multimodal text

public service message (World Wildlife Fund)

publisher names

in APA reference list

in MLA works cited list

publishing a multimodal project

accessibility and usability

composing projects that are accessible and usable

online resources for

presentation spaces

punctuation

apostrophe

brackets

colon

comma

dash

ellipsis mark

exclamation point

hyphen

parentheses

period

question mark

quotation marks

quotation marks with other punctuation marks

semicolon

slash

purpose in multimodal projects

of moving images

of multimodal texts

of sound

of static images

of written words

purpose in writing

checklist for assessing the writing situation

in arguments

assignments

assignment: biology lab report

assignment: business proposal

assignment: nursing practice paper

assignment: psychology literature review

in biological sciences

in business

in criminal justice and criminology

and document design

in education

in engineering

finding sources

and genre

in history

in music

in nursing

in psychology

in research process

types of visuals to suit your purpose