Writing Instructions
Paper Formatting
Citations
The Basics
100

Each step should begin with this.

What is an active verb?

100

These are used to provide sections in a report.

What are headings?

100

Alexie, Sherman and Ellen Forney. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. New York: Little, Brown, 2007. Print.

What is (Alexie and Forney). OR What is the author's last name.

100
If the paper is written in MLA format, then it is written in this size font
What is 12
200

What should appear in front of each step?

What is a number?

200

When the words of someone else are being used in a paper, such as a direct quote, the writer uses these

What are quotation marks

200
Hughes, Langston. "Mother to Son." www.poemhunter.com. Web. Dec. 12, 2015.
What is (Hughes). or The author's last name.
200
If a paper is written using proper MLA format, then it is written in this type, or style of font
What is Times New Roman
300

Use this symbol when explaining that something could cause injury or death to the operator. 

What is a warning?

300
A formal paper is written from this point of view
What is 3rd person
300
"Cross." www.poemhunter.com. Web. Dec 15, 2015.
What is ("Cross").
300

If a paper is written in proper APA format, then the parenthetical citation includes which two items?

What are the author and date or title and date, unless the source is from an organization, in which the organization and date would be used?

400

Which parts of the instructions are single spaced? Which parts are double spaced?

What is single space the text? What are double space between steps and sections?

400
After giving a quote, it is important to include this at the end to give the author credit.
What is parenthetical citation
400

The last page of a paper written in APA format.

What is References?

400
If the paper is written formally, then it does not use these words
What is I, us, you, we, me, my
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