In-text Citations
What's the first component of a Reference page entry?
Author's last name.
True or False: All papers written in this class should be in 12-point, Times New Roman font. They should also be double-spaced with 1-inch margins.
True
Who should use APA style?
APA Style describes rules for the preparation of manuscripts for writers and students in: •Social Sciences, such as Psychology, Linguistics, Sociology, Economics, and Criminology •Business •Nursing
What is the function of the ellipses in the quote below?
Use ellipses when omitting words.
When is a citation not needed?
"Common sense and ethics should determine your need for documenting sources. You do not need to give sources for ... common knowledge. Remember, this is a rhetorical choice, based on audience. If you're writing for an expert audience of a scholarly journal, for example, they'll have different expectations of what constitutes common knowledge." --- Purdue OWL
True or False: When writing a citation for a website, you should always include the website's URL over its DOI code.
False - Because online materials can potentially change URLs, APA recommends providing a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), when it is available, as opposed to the URL. DOIs are an attempt to provide stable, long-lasting links for online articles. They are unique to their documents and consist of a long alphanumeric code. Many-but not all-publishers will provide an article's DOI on the first page of the document.
True or False: You should create a title page for longer researched argument essays.
True: APA style requires a title page for longer works. I, however, do not require this for your final paper.
True or False: All subjects use APA guidelines for their papers.
False. APA: psychology, education, and other social sciences.
MLA: literature, arts, and humanities. Chicago: History, ect.
When is it OK to include ONLY the page number inside the parenthesis of an end of sentence in-text citation?
When should you use italics in a Reference page? When should you use quotes?
"Use italics for titles of larger works (books, magazines basically publication titles) --- Purdue Owl You won't use quotation marks on your reference page.
What goes at the top of the page?
Title of the paper at the top of the page; also known as the running header. Page number in the right hand corner of the page.
APA is one of many styles currently in use. Name two other styles.
MLA: literature, arts, and humanities.
APA: psychology, education, and other social sciences.
AMA: medicine, health, and biological sciences.
Turabian: designed for college students to use with all subjects.
Chicago: used with all subjects in the "real world" by books, magazines, newspapers, and other non-scholarly publications.
Does the in-text citation below follow APA style? Why or why not?
No. Quotations needed around the article title.
After a long night of scouring the internet for scholarly articles, you finally stumbled upon a relevant and reliable article, downloaded it, and wrote the below citation for it. You were just about to print out your Works Cited page when you realized there's something wrong with this citation. What's wrong?
Include the web address, since you found the article online. Or the DOI number if it is available.
What's a hanging indent?
All lines but the first line are indented. Use hanging indents in your works cited pages.
What does APA stand for?
American Psychological Association
How should you format quotes that are 40 words or more in length?
Block quote - you don't format in quotation marks - indent 1/2" from the left side margin.
True or false: You do not capitalize every word in a title in APA style on your reference page?
True: "When referring to books, chapters, articles, or Web pages, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns. Do not capitalize the first letter of the second word in a hyphenated compound word."
Fix the heading below so that it follows APA style for a title page.
True or False: APA style has never been revised or altered over time.
False This resource, revised according to the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual