[stylist] Block quotes and writing styles

[justin williams]

I use Apa, and that is all I used for both grad programs, but in my
undergrad, I did use MLA. 

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
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Subject: [stylist] Block quotes and writing styles

Lynda,

You have great advice here. I recommend college-bound students familiarize
themselves with the commonly-used writing styles. During my college years, I
wrote in several styles. I have had to use MLA, which as you mention is the
most common especially among English, literature and the humanities, APA,
Chicago Manual and AP for my PR classes. A few of my writing instructors
preferred Chicago Manual, which was surprising to me. MLA seems to be the
most straight forward to me, but depending on the class, you may need to
write in a different style. In most my history classes, we used either APA
or Chicago Manual. In my philosophiy classes, we actually used APA. As I
said, in my PR writing classes, we used AP. Of course in my English and lit
classes, we used MLA, although I had one instructor who preferred Chicago
Manual as did a couple of my writing instructors, as I already mentioned.

So no one style is necessarily used.

Bridgit
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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:01:49 -0400
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Bridget,

That is a good suggestion.

Here's a tip:
Whatever  style you choose, be sure you are consistent and do your entire
piece using that style. Students learn it in their first year of
undergraduate work - in basic Intro. to Writing  (English Composition)
courses because they will be using it in everything they write during the
rest of their life.  This is a course that is mandatory for all majors
during their first year, normally, their first semester in college. It
provides the basis and structure on which everything you do in your classes
will depend.

MLA style is usually used in literary  and academic writing in the
humanities - Everything you would ever need to know, you can find in the MLA
handbook. 
All freshmen students were required to have a copy of it along with our text
for the course.

Other styles are used by various  kinds of writings, dependent on the
department.
(ie science;  business, education, etc.)

MLA was  required  in all of the courses I taught. Over the years, I taught
in three different  disciplines/departments: Art History, Humanities, and
English.
All  academic courses  in those disciplines require use of MLA.

Another good non-academic source for learning the elements of writing would
be the Writer's Digest - each issue features various articles on the forms
and styles of writing. You can subscribe to it on-line for free! This might
be a good place to begin to learn about writing.







Lynda


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