Be Skeptical When You Read Your First Draft

by Michael Kandel

At the core of what an editor does lies a skeptical frame of mind Read More

Using Social Justice Projects to Teach High School Writing

by Ellen C. Carillo and Jessyca Mathews

A high school teacher talks about using social justice projects to get students engaged in writing Read More

How do I cite an online poem with no line numbers?

As the MLA Handbook notes, “When a source has no page numbers or any other kind of part number, no number should be given in a parenthetical… Read More

How do I document a source when I can’t use a works-cited-list entry or an endnote?

Sometimes, a source needs to be cited in a piece of prose that doesn’t lend itself to the kind of documentation appropriate for research papers. Read More

How do I punctuate a greeting like “Hi, Anne” in an e-mail or other message?

How you punctuate an e-mail or other greeting depends on the level of formality and the structure of the message. In a formal message, one… Read More

How do I cite an article in an electronic textbook?

If you are citing an article from an electronic version of a textbook that does not have page numbers, do not provide page numbers in… Read More

Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals: A Lesson for College Students

by Ruth Li

A lesson for college students on rhetorical appeals Read More

Which entity should you list as the publisher of a website if both a subsidiary and a parent company are listed as publisher?

Determine the publisher of a website the same way you determine the publisher of a book. The MLA Handbook notes that for books, when both… Read More

Is it wrong to type spaces before and after a dash?

The appropriateness of spaces before and after a dash depends on various considerations: the typeface used, the medium (print, online), and so on. In the… Read More

Do I need to provide a citation each time I refer to a character’s name?

No. You generally only need to provide a citation if you mention a character’s name in a summary of the work (or portions of it)… Read More