SOURCES
These sources present firsthand information.
What are primary sources?
Primary sources present firsthand information while secondary sources present second-hand information.
APA uses a separate title or cover page. True or False?
True
APA employs this line spacing.
What is double-spacing?
These are three ways you can incorporate another writer's work into your own.
What are summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation?
Name one example of a primary source.
Answers may vary (e.g. interviews, movies, novels, poems, lab observations, speeches, etc.).
This is approximately how far down the first page of an APA paper should the title of your essay, student name(s), and institution appear.
What is 1/3rd of the way down the page (title page)? Press enter approximately 10 times.
Paragraphs should be organized visually in this fashion.
What is indenting the first line of each paragraph?
This type of in-text citation mentions the year in parentheses following the author's name in the sentence.
What is a direct quotation?
Author (Year) showed that "quote" (p. page).
In-text citations must be accompanied by this in order to properly credit sources that are drawn upon in an APA paper.
What is a References page?
Name two examples of a secondary source.
Answers may vary. (e.g. journal articles, scholarly books, magazines, newspapers, book reviews, biographies, etc.)
These are the three main sections of an APA paper.
What are Title/Cover Page, Body, References?
These fonts and font size are acceptable in APA.
What is Times New Roman or similar fonts, font size 12 point?
These quotations are more than 40 words of the author's own words.
What is a "long quotation"?
This type of plagiarism is not done on purpose.
What is unintentional/accidental plagiarism?
When does it make sense to rely more on secondary sources.
When you are not analyzing a text or conducting your own field research.
These four criteria define the References page.
What are?:
-include header with title and page number
-list each source (i.e. book, article, etc.) that you cited in the essay. Alphabetize the reference entries
-indent the second and following lines of each reference entry (hanging indent)
-capitalize only the first word of the title, subtitle and proper nouns.
These steps a student would take in Word to ensure that the margins on their APA paper are correctly formatted.
What is?:
Go to Layout>Margins>Normal. Normal margins are 2.54 cm on top, bottom, left and right, which is the equivalent of 1".
What academic abbreviation of a Latin phrase are used in APA when a work by six or more authors is being cited?
et al.
Three possible reasons for accidental plagiarism are __________, ____________, and _____________.
What is carelessness, haste, or misunderstanding?
Use of this kind of secondary sources is encouraged for academic purposes.
What are secondary sources that are closely linked to primary research, such as a journal article presenting the results of the author's scientific study or a book that cites interviews and case studies?
These sources are more reliable and add more value to your paper than sources that are further removed from primary research.
On the whiteboard, draw a sample title page.
See Chapter 24: APA Style Guide, page 297 for a sample title/cover page.
On the whiteboard, draft a general entry for a book that would appear in the reference page.
E.g.
Beatty, R.H. (2006). The ultimate job search:
Intelligent strategies to get the right job fast.
Indianapolis, IN: Just Publishing.
On the whiteboard, write an in-text (parenthetical) citation for the following general journal entry, citing page 226.
Herbst-Damm, K.L., & Kulik, J.A. (2005) Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patents. Health Psychology, 24(1), 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.22S
(Herbst-Damm & Kolik, 2005, p. 226)
These are two of many ways students can avoid unintentional/accidental plagiarism.
Answers may vary.
What is?:
-Understand what types of information must be cited
-Understand what constitutes fair dealing of a source
-Keep source materials and notes carefully organized
-Follow guidelines for summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting sources.