Saturday, August 31, 2019

APA, MLA, and Turabian helper notes

Documentation Style Quick Guide
ENGL 101
View the APA, MLA, and Turabian help notes below to see where to go in the The Well-Crafted Argument eTextbook, Harbrace Essentials eTextbook, or the Liberty University Library for your documentation style.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Why the Comma Is More Important Than You Think


ThoughtCo. | Lifelong Learning
English
Why the Comma Is More Important Than You Think
It's easy to assume that commas and colons are merely pesky reminders of a bygone era when punctuation mattered. However, these two cautionary tales may change your mind.

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Is the Serial Comma Necessary?
Practice Adding Commas to Sentences
Do You Know When to Use a Comma or a Semicolon?









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Monday, August 19, 2019

Computer Tutorials


Computer Tutorials—follow these tutorials to help you properly format content in your Microsoft WORD documents when setting up papers in MLA, APA, or Turabian. Each tutorial doesn’t take too long, and you will be amazed at how quickly these concepts will improve your overall format of academic writing.










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Essay 3 Cause/Effect Argument

Design and Development Handouts

· Know the Guidelines: Cause/Effect Argument Essay Writing—view the planning, outlining, and development handouts for the cause/effect essay.

· Sample thesis for a causal argument: this handout shows a sample cause/effect THESIS, the break-down of that THESIS, and how the essay would be structured to develop and argue the THESIS.

· Flow, Length, and Content of a Typical Body-paragraph: a specific break-down of what is expected in a well-developed body-paragraph of an argument paper.

· Need Ideas for Cause/Effect Essay??: this handout provides 'spring-board' articles and images to help you think through how you feel about the topic and possible cause/effect relationships. These are not scholarly sources. They are simply readings to help you understand different ideas surrounding the issue.