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facts
in APA papers
in argument papers
in Chicago papers
in MLA papers
scientific, and verb tense
fairness, in arguments
logical fallacies
ad hominem
bandwagon appeal
biased language
either . . . or fallacy
false analogy
hasty generalization
missing claim
non sequitur
post hoc fallacy
red herring
stereotype
straw man
transfer
fallacies. See logical fallacies
false analogy
family (collective noun)
pronoun agreement
subject-verb agreement
farther, further
faulty apposition
faulty predication
features of multimodal texts
moving images
analyzing moving images
questions about composing
questions for analyzing
sound
static images
written words
feedback. See also peer reviewers
for draft of Web site project
for revising multimodal projects
fewer, less
field notes, in education
field research
figures (numbers). See also visuals, using in documents
commas in
spelled out vs. numerals
figures of speech
style point: figures of speech
file management. See also electronic documents
files, electronic. See electronic documents
film
analysis of, student sample
citing
APA style
Chicago style
MLA style
as moving image
common genres of moving images
finalize
firstly
first-person point of view
checklist for global revision
in literacy narratives
in reflective letters
shifts in
flip book as moving image
common genres of moving images
flow. See coherence
flowcharts, document design
fluency
activities for intensive and extensive language practice
focus. See also thesis
checklist for global revision
argument paper
essay
implicit
interpretation, in literature paper
in introduction
paragraph
and research question
revising
supporting
fonts (typeface)
analyzing, in multimodal texts
sample student analysis
business documents
cautions
choices
college documents
meaning, in multimodal texts
on-screen documents
sizes
styles (bold, italics, etc.)
symbols and special characters
footers in documents
sample newsletter footer
sample report footer
footnotes or endnotes. See notes
APA style
formatting
sample footnote (Mirano; APA)
Chicago style
directory to Chicago notes and bibliography models
formatting
sample endnotes (Bishop; Chicago)
MLA style
for
comma before
coordinating conjunction
parallelism
preposition
common prepositions
foreign words in italics
formality levels
formal outline. See outline
manuscript format
directory to model papers, by genre (type)
academic manuscripts
APA format, guidelines
Chicago format, guidelines
CSE format, guidelines
MLA format, guidelines
sample APA format
sample MLA format
for administrative report, in criminal justice and criminology
for business writing
sample business memo
sample business proposal (Ratajczak; APA)
sample business report (Spencer; APA)
for concert review, in music
format options
general guidelines
headings
layout
for literature review, in biological sciences
for practice paper, in nursing
for proposal
sample business proposal (Ratajczak; APA)
sample proposal, engineering (O’Bryan; USGS)
for research paper and report, in biological sciences
forms of writing
in biological sciences
laboratory notebook
laboratory report
poster presentation
research paper
research proposal
review, of literature
sample lab report, botany (Johnson/Arnold; CSE)
sample literature review, biology (Martin; CSE)
in business
brochure
executive summary
letter
memo
newsletter
presentation
proposal
report
Web site
sample abstract, business (Spencer; APA)
sample business memo
sample business proposal (Ratajczak; APA)
sample business report (Spencer; APA)
in criminal justice and criminology
administrative report
analytical paper
argument or position paper
case or legal brief
case plans or notes
investigative report
policy memo
research paper
sample administrative report, criminal justice (Thompson; APA)
in education
case study
curriculum design
field notes
journal
lesson plan
portfolio
reflective essay
research paper
review of instructional materials
self-evaluation
sample reflective essay, education (Gibson; APA)
in engineering
laboratory report
progress report
project notebook
proposal
technical report
sample proposal, engineering (O’Bryan; USGS)
in history
critical essay
historiographic essay
research paper
review of books
sample research essay, history (Benjamin; Chicago)
sample research essay, history (Bishop; Chicago)
in music
grant proposal
journal article
press release
program notes
response paper
review of concert
sample concert review (Houston; MLA)
in nursing
case study
concept map
experiential narrative
nursing care plan
nursing practice paper
nursing process paper
position paper
reflective narrative
research paper
review of literature
statement of philosophy
sample clinical practice paper, nursing (Riss; APA)
in psychology
poster presentation
research paper
review of literature
theoretical paper
sample literature review, psychology (Charat; APA)
sample literature review, psychology (Mirano; APA)
fractions, hyphens with
fragments
quick help: sentence fragments
test for fragments
acceptable
clauses
compound predicates
for emphasis or effect
examples
fixing
lists
phrases
recognizing
freewriting
to explore ideas
to prepare for class discussion
full stop. See periods
further, farther
fused sentence (a type of run-on sentence)
quick help: run-on sentences
recognizing run-on sentences
revising run-on sentences
future perfect tense (will have walked)
perfect tenses
future progressive forms (will be walking)
progressive verb forms
future tense (will walk)
simple tenses