The following is an example of a MLA in-text citation: “…beyond the horizon (Kennedy).”

Each body paragraph needs to have a topic sentence.

When you write an effective conclusion, you restate the thesis statement and summarize the body paragraphs of the essay.

Critical thinking is an important skill to have in college.

Instead of procrastinating, we work on assignments ahead of time, which reduces our stress.

The following is an example of a run-on: Students in an online class should set aside two or three days a week to work on their assignments, if they do not set aside time, they may fall too far behind.

If you write a fake news article, your purposes are to entertain and to persuade.

When writing in third-person voice (academic/professional voice), the writer should revise his or her essay to change personal pronouns, contractions, abbreviations, and slang.

When students revise their work, they focus on grammar and mechanics.

Submitting some of our assignments shows that we are practicing personal responsibility.