Film Studies Research Guide
Writing Guide

Most disciplines adopt a particular style guide. Style guides can include information on formatting papers and articles for academic purposes or publication, citation style, grammar, spelling, capitalization, and other writing preferences.

Citation Style(s)

Scholars in Film Studies favor the Chicago Manual of Style (Ref Z 253 U69 2003) or A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Ref LB2369 .T8 1996) 

Grammar and Style

Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr. (Ref. PE 1408 .S772 2000)
Succinctly explains basic rules on writing style, form, composition, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.

Online English Grammar, Anthony Hughes.
Provides many details of English grammar.

Oxford Reference Online
Contains a large collection of English-language reference tools covering usage, style, grammar, language, and etymology.

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