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  1. Lists - APA Style

    Just as heading structure alerts readers to the order of ideas in a paper, lists help readers understand a related set of key points within a sentence or paragraph. When writing a list, ensure all items are syntactically and conceptually parallel.

  2. MLA Formatting Lists - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University

    Though they should be used sparingly, lists are a great way to convey information in an easily digestible and recognizable format. Lists are either integrated into the prose or set vertically, dependent on the list’s purpose and the amount of information presented.

  3. How to Write a List in an Essay - Pen and the Pad

    How to Write a List in an Essay. Often essays incorporate lists that pose challenges to manuscript design, paragraph structure and grammar. However, readers quickly grasp your point when you list subtopics or themes; assessment checklists; complicated lists of recommendations; steps in process analysis; or component ...

  4. How to List in an Essay or Paper (A Guide) – EssayManiacs

    Our writing experts share their knowledge and best practices on using a list in an essay written in APA, MLA, Harvard, or other preferred formatting styles.

  5. Strategies for Essay Writing - Harvard College Writing Center

    Verbs like analyze, compare, discuss, explain, make an argument, propose a solution, trace, or research can help you understand what you’re being asked to do with an assignment. Unless the instructor has specified otherwise, most of your paper assignments at Harvard will ask you to make an argument. So even when the assignment

  6. More APA Style Guidelines: - Academic Guides at Walden University

    List items should be complete sentences or paragraphs in a series (not phrases). Use Microsoft Word’s numbered list function to create the list; select the option with Arabic numerals (not enclosed within parentheses) followed by a period.