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Examples of style in the following topics:
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When to Use Chicago/Turabian Style
- Chicago style, created by the University of Chicago, is the primary citation style used for papers in history.
- Chicago style is a citation and formatting style you may encounter in your academic career.
- The Chicago Manual of Style (abbreviated in writing as Chicago style, CMS, or CMOS) is a style guide for American English published since 1906 by the University of Chicago Press.
- Except for a few minor differences, Turabian style is the same as Chicago style.
- For example, Chicago style does use the Oxford comma, which some other citation styles (e.g., AP style) do not.
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When to Use APA Style
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When to Use MLA Style
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When to Use Chicago/Turabian Style
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Headline Styles
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Body Copy Styles
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When to Use MLA Style
- MLA style is one of the most common citation and formatting styles you will encounter in your academic career.
- MLA style, the house style of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), has two official publications.
- The second is the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, called the MLA Style Manual for short.
- For example, MLA style does use the Oxford comma, which some other citation styles (e.g., AP style) do not.
- MLA style also provides guidelines for citing your sources—in fact, this is why it is called a "citation style."
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When to Use APA Style
- APA style, which is based on the American Psychological Association style manual, is widely used in many forms of academic writing.
- APA style is one of the most common citation and formatting styles you will encounter in your academic career.
- APA style includes many basic grammatical rules.
- For example, APA style does use the Oxford comma, which some other citation styles (e.g., AP style) do not.
- APA style also puts forth guidelines for citing your sources—in fact, this is why it is called a "citation style."
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Educational Implications for Learning Styles
- The first step in implementing learning style-based instruction is diagnosing the individual learning styles of each student.
- A variety of methods exist for testing learning styles in a relatively quick manner.
- This could create increased opportunities for students to use different styles.
- These projects would require that students use all learning styles.
- Easier concepts should be introduced in a different style.
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Realizing a Figured Bass in Strict Basso Continuo Style (Video)
- The following video demonstrates the realization of a figured bass line in strict basso continuo style.