Noah Taxis

Is It James' or James's?

Apostrophes can be super pesky to deal with, especially when it comes to plural possessives and words or names like “James” that end in “s.” Is it okay to just add a single apostrophe at the end, or should you ad...

How to

Write an APA Style Paper

The American Psychological Association's (APA) method of citation is one of the most widely used styles for writing scientific and research papers, particularly in fields like psychology, sociology, business, economics, ...

How to

Do Footnotes

Footnotes are used generally in academic and professional writing to cite sources or add supplemental information to the main text of a paper. Academic citation styles, such as the Modern Language Association (MLA) and t...

How to

Cite Multiple Authors

All of the 4 popular citation styles have slightly different rules for citing multiple authors. In order to reference these sources properly, you’ll need to know how to cite them in bibliographies (also called Works Ci...

How to Introduce a Journal Article in an Essay

Using a journal article in your essay can add to your credibility and make your points more persuasive. When you introduce an article to your readers, you help them understand why you're using it as a source. We've gathe...

How to

Do a Media Analysis

A media analysis reviews a broad swath of news stories on a given subject. Media professionals may use media analysis to decide how to frame a story that they want to publish, such as by helping them choose specific term...

How to

Teach the Present Continuous

The present continuous, also called the present progressive, is a tense used to talk about things that are happening right now, created using the verb "to be" and a present participle (an action verb ending in "ing"). To...

How to

Make a Title Page

Title pages are not especially difficult to make, but you need to follow specific guidelines depending on the style guide your professor instructs you to use. The three major style guidelines are American Psychological ...

How to

Write a Book Name in an Essay

When you’re writing an essay that includes a book title, it can be confusing to write the title correctly. However, it’s really easy once you know the rules. How you write the title will vary a little bit depending o...

How to

Format Footnotes

If you are writing a paper or report using the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS), you'll need footnotes to the text of your paper. These footnotes appear on each page, and may cite a research source, provide additional conte...

How to

Cite a Textbook

When you use a textbook as a reference in a research paper, your readers should be able to find the information you used. The way you provide this information depends on the citation style you use. If you're writing in e...

How to

Grade a Paper

Anyone can mark answers right and wrong, but a great teacher can mark up a paper in such a way as to encourage a student who needs it and let good students know they can do better. As the great poet and teacher Taylor Ma...

How to

Cite an Article

Articles in scholarly journals and magazines, both in print and online, are common sources for research papers. Provide an in-text citation every time you paraphrase or quote from the article, and include a full citation...

How to

Use Its and It's

Like most English speakers, you probably confuse "its" with "it's" on occasion. This mistake is easy to make and easy to fix. To eliminate this tic from your writing, just remember that "it's" always means "it is" or "it...

What Was Dionysus's Personality Like?

Everything you need to know about the Greek god of wine, fertility, ecstasy, & theaterAs the god of wine, Dionysus is often associated with merriment, revelry, and celebration. There is, however, another darker side to t...