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calendar

for online course

assignment calendar with due dates (online course)

personal planner (online course)

managing time for online course

using a calendar and planner for online course

for research essay

sample schedule for a research paper

and syllabus

can, as modal

modals and their meanings

in conditional sentences

defined

can, may

capable of (not to), idiomatic usage

capital, capitol

capitalization

abbreviations

after colon

first word of sentence

items in a list

in multimodal works

proper nouns

quotations

scientific and technical terms

titles of persons

titles of works

APA style, body of paper

APA style, reference list

Chicago style

CSE style

general guidelines

MLA style

case of letters. See capitalization

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

quick help: pronouns

with appositives

in 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

case and legal briefs in criminal justice and criminology

case plan or case notes in criminal justice and criminology

case study

in education

as evidence in psychology

in nursing

student’s research process

library catalog

locating books

for research process

causative verbs

cause and effect

pattern of organization (paragraph)

reasoning, in arguments

cave paintings as multimodal texts

CE, BCE

censor, censure

central idea. See also thesis

checklist for global revision

of argument paper

of essay, in introduction

implicit

of paragraph

and research question

revising

supporting

cf.

character in literature

questions to ask about literature

referring to in paper

charting in nursing

charts in document design. See also Visuals

as multimodal image

chat. See also blog

tips for participating in synchronous discussions

in online course

Chicago Manual of Style. See also Chicago papers

Chicago papers

directory to Chicago notes and bibliography entries

directory to sample student writing in Chicago style

general guidelines for Chicagonotes and bibliography entries

authority

authors in

bibliography

formatting

sample bibliography (Benjamin; Chicago)

sample bibliography (Bishop; Chicago)

in business

capitalization in

citation at a glance

article in a scholarly journal (Chicago)

book (Chicago)

journal article from a database service (Chicago)

letter in a published collection (Chicago)

primary source from a Web site (Chicago)

DOI (digital object identifier)

breaking in endnotes or bibliography

model citation with DOI (Chicago)

in education

in engineering

footnotes or endnotes

formatting

ibid.

models

sample endnotes (Benjamin; Chicago)

shortened notes

formatting

bibliography

body of paper

endnotes

sample bibliography (Bishop; Chicago)

sample endnotes (Bishop; Chicago)

sample long quotation (Bishop; Chicago)

sample thesis (Bishop; Chicago)

sample title page (Bishop; Chicago)

in history

plagiarism, avoiding

signal phrases

using signal phrases in Chicago papers

sources

citing

integrating

using

supporting arguments

tenses

thesis

title page

formatting

sample title page (Bishop; Chicago)

URLs

choppy sentences

choppy paragraphs

citation at a glance

APA papers

article from a database (APA)

article in a periodical (APA)

book (APA)

section in a Web document (APA)

Chicago papers

article in a scholarly journal (Chicago)

book (Chicago)

journal article from a database service (Chicago)

letter in a published collection (Chicago)

primary source from a Web site (Chicago)

MLA papers

article from a database (MLA)

article in a journal (MLA)

book (MLA)

selection from an anthology or a collection (MLA)

short work from a Web site (MLA)

citation-name system of documentation (CSE)

in biology writing

formatting

overview

citation-sequence system of documentation (CSE)

in biology writing

formatting

overview

citations. See Citing sources

cite, site

cited in, for source in another source (APA)

citing sources. See also documenting sources; plagiarism, avoiding

directory to APA in-text citation models

directory to APA reference list models

directory to Chicago notes and bibliography models

directory to CSE reference list models

directory to MLA in-text citation models

directory to MLA works cited models

CSE in-text citations

APA style

avoiding plagiarism in literature papers

Chicago style

common knowledge

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

CSE style

to lend authority

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

MLA style

multilingual/ESL challenges with

other styles

paraphrasing

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

quotation marks. See also quotations

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

reviewer comments about

in speech or presentations

style manuals for all disciplines, list of

summarizing

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

claims

in argument essays

asserting before evidence, in US classrooms

missing

supporting

with expert opinion

with facts

with statistics

with examples

with visuals

breaking a thesis into main claim and subclaims (argument)

breaking a thesis into main claim and subclaims (analysis)

class (collective noun)

pronoun agreement

subject-verb agreement

social class

questions to ask about literature

attending classes

classification, as pattern of organization (paragraph)

class participation

as part of grade, on typical syllabus

expectations for, in US classes

respecting peers

speaking in English

working in groups

clauses

See adjective clauses

See adverb clauses

See conditional sentences

See fragments, sentence

See independent clauses

See subordinate clauses

in complex sentences

in compound sentences

in compound-complex sentences

punctuation with

colon

comma

semicolon

restrictive (essential) vs. nonrestrictive (nonessential)

that vs. which

clichés

climactic, climatic

clip art

as multimodal image

clustering ideas

CMS papers. See Chicago papers

coarse, course

coherence

consistency

linking ideas

parallel structures

repeating key words

transitions between paragraphs

transitions between sentences

sentence-level transitions

writing prompt: creating unity

writing prompt: using transitions

collaborative activities

assessing your strengths as a collaborator

assumptions vs. realities of online learning

tips for peer reviewers

tips for using reviewers’ comments

and communication and leadership skills

in engineering

and multimodal projects

in online course

peer review

collaborative vs. individual learning

collective nouns (jury, family, etc.)

pronoun agreement

subject-verb agreement

colloquial words

colon

quick help: colons

capitalization after

common uses

correcting run-on sentences

full clause before a list

between independent clauses

introducing a list

introducing quotations

misuse of

pointing to concluding element

outside quotation marks

combining choppy sentences

commands (imperative sentences)

defined

you understood

commas. See also commas, unnecessary; comma splice

quick help: commas

with absolute phrases

in addresses

appositives

with contrasted elements

with coordinate adjectives

with coordinating conjunctions (and, but, etc.)

in dates

with interrogative tags (he said)

after introductory words

with items in a series (lists)

with mild interjections

with nonrestrictive (nonessential) elements

with direct address

in numbers

with parenthetical expressions

to prevent confusion

with quotation marks

with sentence interrupters

with titles following names

with transitional expressions

before which or who

with yes and no

unnecessary commas. See also commas; comma splice

between adjective and noun

after although

between compound elements

before concluding adverbial elements

after coordinating conjunctions (and, but, etc.)

between cumulative adjectives

with indirect quotations

before or after a list of items (series)

with mildly parenthetical elements

before a parenthesis

with question mark or exclamation point

with restrictive (essential) elements

between subject and verb

after such as or like

before than

between verb and object

comma splice (a type of run-on sentence)

quick help: run-on sentences

recognizing run-on sentences

revising run-on sentences

run-on sentences: overview

comments (blogs, Web sites), citing

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

comments on drafts, using for revision

be specific (comment on draft)

cite your sources (comment on draft)

consider opposing viewpoints (comment on draft)

develop more (comment on draft)

more than one point in paragraph (comment on draft)

narrow your introduction (comment on draft)

summarize less, analyze more (comment on draft)

unclear thesis (comment on draft)

commercial (TV), as multimodal text

common genres of multimodal compositions

committee (collective noun)

pronoun agreement

subject-verb agreement

common ground in argument paper

common knowledge

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

common nouns

proper nouns and common nouns

not capitalizing

using a or an with

using the with

communication

communicating courteously and professionally with peers

asynchronous, in online course

tips for participating in asynchronous discussions

with classmates in online course

and collaborative activities

about controversial topics

courtesy and professionalism

e-mail, in online course

with instructor in online course

synchronous, in online course

tips for participating in synchronous discussions

in traditional vs. online courses

company names

abbreviations

verb agreement

comparative form of adjectives and adverbs (with more). See also superlative

compare to, compare with

comparisons

with adjectives and adverbs

complete

logical

omissions in

parallel elements

pattern of organization (paragraph)

pronoun following than or as

complement, compliment

object complements

subject complements

adjectives, not adverbs

case of pronouns

defined

with linking verbs (be, seem, etc.)

nouns

subject-verb agreement

complete subject

complex sentences

compliment, complement

comply with (not to), idiomatic usage

composing process

quick help: composing and revising

drafting

for multimodal works

linear representation of

realistic representation of

changes in, over time

beyond college

in college

for student project (video essay)

planning

revising

composition in moving images

compound antecedents, pronoun agreement

compound-complex sentences

compound elements

case of pronoun in

comma with

joined with and, verb agreement

joined with or or nor, verb agreement

no comma with

omission of words

parallelism

pronoun agreement

compound noun (sister-in-law)

plural

possessive

compound numbers (such as ninety-four), hyphens with

compound predicate

as sentence fragment

quick help: sentence fragments

test for fragments

no comma in

compound sentences

comma in

defined

overuse of

semicolon in

compound subject

defined

subject-verb agreement

compound words

in dictionary entry

hyphens in (freeze-dry)

plural (mothers-in-law)

activities for comprehension

computer skills and tools

qualities, skills, and tools of successful online learners

and avoiding plagiarism, in online course

concept map in nursing

concert review in music

sample concert review (Houston; MLA)

conciseness

quick help: concise language

choosing the concise word or phrase

avoiding repetition

cutting inflated language

eliminating redundancy

reducing phrases and clauses

simplifying structure

conclusion of essay

effective conclusion: analysis paper (Equal Exchange ad)

effective conclusion: research paper (government regulation of food choices)

effective conclusion: argument paper (citizen journalism)

effective conclusions

deductive reasoning

drafting

inductive reasoning

testing inductive reasoning

concrete nouns

conditional sentences. See also subjunctive mood

factual conditional (for truths)

if clauses

predictive conditional (with if or unless clauses)

speculative conditional (unlikely, contrary-to-fact)

unless clauses

when clauses

conferences, traditional vs. online

typical activities in traditional and online courses

confidentiality in nursing

confused words

conjunctions. See also conjunctive adverbs

coordinating (and, for)

correlative (either . . . or)

subordinating (although, because)

conjunctive adverbs (however, likewise, etc.)

conjunctive adverbs

comma after

and coordination

defined

semicolon with

quick help: run-on sentences

connotation of words

defined

vs. denotation

conscience, conscious

consistency

in headings

in lists

mood

in paragraphs

point of view

questions

quotations

verb tense

voice

content pages in online course

content units in online course

context

for argument

for multimodal images

providing for quotations

APA style

Chicago style

MLA style

social and historical

questions to ask about literature

continual, continuous

contractions

apostrophe in

in informal language

n’t for not

needed verbs in

contrary-to-fact clause

contrast, pattern of organization (paragraph)

contrasted elements with comma

controversial topics in online course

conversations, academic and research

active reading of an image or a multimodal text

active reading of a written text

in disciplines

joining, as a writer

research proposals

synthesizing

in writing arguments

writing prompt: joining a conversation

coordinate adjectives, comma with

coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, etc.)

comma before

coordination with

to correct run-on sentences

defined

no comma with

no comma after

no semicolon with

parallelism

coordination

for choppy sentences

comma and coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, etc.)

of equal ideas

ineffective

for run-on sentences

and subordination

copying and pasting

and avoiding plagiarism in online courses

and multimodal compositions

correlative conjunctions (either . . . or; not only . . . but also, etc.)

defined

parallelism with

could

modals and their meanings

in conditional sentences

defined

could care less (nonstandard)

could of (nonstandard)

council, counsel

Council of Science Editors. See CSE documentation style

counterarguments

countering opposing arguments

anticipating objections

in APA papers

in Chicago papers

evaluating

in history

in MLA papers

revising for

writing prompt: practicing counterargument

count nouns

choosing articles for common nouns

types of nouns

articles with

defined

couple (collective noun)

pronoun agreement

subject-verb agreement

course, coarse

citing course materials

APA style

MLA style

cover letters

sample business cover letter

sample portfolio cover letter

creative thinking

in class discussions

vs. memorization

establishing credibility

in writing arguments

criteria

critical reading

guidelines for actively reading an image or a multimodal text

guidelines for actively reading a written text

annotating an image or a multimodal text

annotating a written text

evaluating arguments

evaluating sources

images or multimodal texts

for literature papers

logical fallacies, recognizing

outlining an image or a multimodal text

outline of a multimodal text (Equal Exchange advertisement)

outline of a multimodal text (McDonald’s advertisement)

outlining a written text

sample outline (Orlov; MLA)

sample outline of a written text

summarizing an image or a multimodal text

summary of a multimodal text (Equal Exchange advertisement)

Summary of a multimodal text (McDonald’s advertisement)

summarizing a written text

summary of a written text (big-box stores)

written texts

critical review. See review of the literature

critical thinking

guidelines for analyzing an image or a multimodal text

guidelines for analyzing a written text

analyzing images and multimodal texts

analyzing written texts

evaluating arguments

evaluating sources

logical fallacies, recognizing

reading sources critically

writing prompt: thinking like a college writer

writing prompt: reading actively

crowd (collective noun)

pronoun agreement

subject-verb agreement

CSE documentation style

directory to CSE reference list models

directory to sample student writing in CSE style

abstracts

acknowledgments

appendixes

in biological sciences

citation-name system

formatting

overview

citation-sequence system

formatting

overview

headings

in-text citations

basic formatting

mentioning author in text

referring to a specific part of a source

margins, spacing, and indenting

name-year system

formatting

overview

pagination

reference list

directory to CSE reference list models

sample reference list (Martin; CSE)

sample reference list (Johnson/Arnold; CSE)

paper format

body of paper

reference list

visuals, formatting

cultural expectations, and writing

cumulative adjectives

no comma with

order of

order of cumulative adjectives

curriculum design, in education