Document Style
What is a hanging indent? Where is it used?
A hanging indent is a formatting technique where the first line of text is flush with the margin, whereas the remaining lines are indented. Hanging indents are used when writing full-text APA citations in the reference page of your project.
Identify the 3 parts of an APA in-text citation.
1. Author last name(s)
2. Year of publication
3. Page number(s).
(Alexander, Davis, Mina, & Shepherd, 2024)
When a source has more than three authors, the in-text citations should be: (Last Name of First Author, et al., year)
Answer: (Alexander et al., 2024).
West, S. (2018). Back to the future? Reflections on digital infrastructures. Digital rhetoric collaborative. https://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/2018/10/02/back-to-the-future-reflections-on-digital-infrastructures/.
Webpage.
Name three sources you can turn to if you need help with APA citations.
1. Your textbook
2. Purdue OWL
3. Your Instructor
4. AI (with consent)
5. The Writing Center
6. The library
Where is the reference page located?
At the end of the project, at the top of a new page without any essay text.
Multiple choice: Which in-text citation is correctly formatted in APA?
A. (2026 Robinson)
B. (Robinson 2026)
C. (Robinson, 2026, 40-52)
D. (Robinson, 2026, p. 40-52)
D. (Robinson, 2026, p. 40-52)
Haswell, R. H. (2005). NCTE/CCCC’s recent war on scholarship. Written Communication, 22(2), 198–223. https://doi.org/10.1177/0741088305275367
Missing italics.
Answer: Haswell, R. H. (2005). NCTE/CCCC’s recent war on scholarship. Written Communication, 22(2), 198–223. https://doi.org/10.1177/0741088305275367
Boyle, C., Brown, J. J., & Ceraso, S. (2018). The digital: Rhetoric behind and beyond the screen. Rhetoric Society Quarterly, 48(3), 251–259. https://doi.org/10.1080/02773945.2018.1454187
Journal article.
How many sources do you need to cite for Project Three?
In what order should your reference page be organized?
Alphebetical by last name.
What do you include in an in-text citation if you are citing a 2020 source from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that does not include an author name?
You would cite the full name of the organization, then the year and page numbers (if applicable).
New London Group. “A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: Designing Social Futures.” Harvard Educational Review, vol. 66, no. 1, 1996, pp. 60-92. [Print]
Answer: New London Group (1996). A pedagogy of multiliteracies: Designing social futures. Harvard Educational Review, 66(1), 60-92.
Klee, Paul (1922). Twittering Machine [Watercolor on canvas]. Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Artchive, www.artchive.com/artchive/K/klee/twittering_machine.jpg.html
Artwork
What are the three most common ways to integrate sources in a project?
Summaries, paraphrasings, and direct quotations.
Identify the two pieces on information needed in a APA document header. Where specifically are they located?
1. Running Head (ALL CAPS on the top left side of the document)
2. Page Numbers (On the top right side of the document)
There are two main reasons you would not cite a source in your research. Name one of these reasons.
2. The information is common knowledge.
Clary-Lemon, J., Mueller, D., & Pantelides, K. (2022). Try this: Research methods for writers.
Missing publisher.
Answer: Clary-Lemon, J., Mueller, D., & Pantelides, K. (2022). Try this: Research methods for writers. The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado.
Lushi, K. [Korab Lushi]. (2016, July 3). Albatross culture 1 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AMrJRQDPjk&t=148s
A YouTube video.
When including a quote in your project, what must you do to make sure it is fully integrated into your writing?
Introduce the quote, and summarize/expand on it.
Outside of document headings, what other information is needed on an APA cover page. (Hint: there are six. Provide five).
1. Title
2. Student Name
4. Program/Institution
5. Course
6. Date
Whenever you use a source, you should reference it by including the author (s). What else should be included with the name(s)?
Hint: it is typically part of the citation.
The year.
Ex: Robinson (2026) writes, "You must cite all of your sources" (p. 48).
Garfinkle, C. D. (2021). Charging Bull and Fearless Girl: A dialogue. In S. Rooney, J. Wingate, & H. F. Senie, Teachable monuments: Using public art to spark dialogue and confront controversy. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Missing chapter page numbers.
Answer: Garfinkle, C. D. (2021). Charging Bull and Fearless Girl: A dialogue. In S. Rooney, J. Wingate, & H. F. Senie, Teachable monuments: Using public art to spark dialogue and confront controversy (pp. 260-275). Bloomsbury Publishing.
Enoch, J. (2018). Archival problems, circulation solutions, In L. Gries & C. G. Brooke (Eds.), Circulation, writing, and rhetoric (pp. 289-299). University Press of Colorado.
Final Jeopardy.
Without using any sources, provide the full-text citation for Smagorinsky's 2008 article we read for class. Closest team gets 500 points.
Smagorinsky, P. (2008). The method section as conceptual epicenter in constructing social science research reports. Written communication, 25(3), 389-41, http://doi.org/10.1177/0741088308317815