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APA Formatting

APA versus MLA APA requires a separate title page APA requires a heading on each page APA uses headers for longer papers APA requires dates in text citations APA has different capitalization rules APA has a Reference page, not Works Cited

APA Set Up Times New Roman font Size 12 font Title page required Running head on title page Include running head on all pages Page numbers in upper right corner

Sample APA Title Page Running head in all caps Title, name, and course centered on page Page number in upper right corner

Sample APA Page Running head at the top of page Page number in upper right corner Headings separating sections

APA Headers First Second Third Fourth Degree Degree Degree Degree Yes Centered? Yes Left Aligned? Yes Yes Yes Bold? Yes Italics? Yes Yes Indented?

In T ext Citations Include author's last name and year Example-- (Smith, 2014) Use shortened title if no author Example-- (History of England, 2014)

APA Reference Page Page should be titled References Check the guide for specific entry instructions Different punctuation rules apply here Include page number in upper right corner Alphabetize entries!!!

Example Reference Page Follow this example. Click example to see guide!

Outline Your paper should have a focus Choose three main points to research Organize by time, importance, or geography You need an introduction and conclusion

How to Research You may need to learn a little first Choose three main points Organize by: Time, importance, geography Research only your three points Adjust if necessary!

Plagiarism Copying and pasting Using another's paper as your own Using another's words as your own Using another's ideas as your own

Avoid Plagiarism Use citations to give credit to sources Use information from many sources Use quotation marks for direct quotes Paraphrase and reword-- but still use citations!!

What do I have to cite? All direct quotations All paraphrases All original ideas All opinions All summaries of another person's ideas

What do I not have to cite? Common knowledge Easy to locate facts Ideas or opinions of your own

Plagiarism is Serious! Plagiarism is a crime. Plagiarism is an expellable offense. Plagiarism is lazy. blogs.fit.edu

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