APA basics
Indirect quote
Direct quote
References
Reference page
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12 point font
What is the APA font size?
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No. The year should be after the author's name.
Is this indirect quote written correctly? Crouch believes her students are going to do really well with APA. (2016)
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One!
How many direct quotes can we use in our outline?
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Last name first, followed by author initials. Berndt, T. J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 7-10.
Do we write the author's first name or last name FIRST in a reference?
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References
Is your works cited page titled, “references” or “bibliography?
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1 inch
What size are the margins?
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It is incorrectly written. The page number is unnecessary and the year is not cited after the authors name.
Is this correct/wrong? If wrong, why? Crouch argues that her Comm 103 students are the best students in all of the Communication department. (p. 45)
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The quotation mark should be after the quote ends, not after the page number... and the P should be lowercase.
Is this correctly written? If not, what's wrong with it? In contrast, Crouch argues, "Students that bring in their rough draft prior to submitting a final draft tend to receive higher grades (P. 27)."
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1. So that you can reference where you got your information in case the reader wants to do further research 2. So that you can support your argument 3. So that you can add to the discourse of the subject 4. To avoid plagarism
Why should you have references in your research paper?
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They must be in an alphabetized order.
Does it matter how I list my references?
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Times New Roman
What is style of font do we use for APA?
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No, you do not need quotes around a paraphrase.
Is this written correctly? "Crouch (2006) explains that she loves the informative speeches is because she learns about so many cultures."
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This is correct!
Is this correctly written? If not, what's wrong with it? Crouch (2016) stated, "Students often brought in interesting objects for their informative speech props" (p. 56).
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Use the author's name for all entries and list the entries by the year (earliest comes first). Berndt, T. J. (1981). Berndt, T. J. (1999).
What if I have two or more works by the same author?
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You need 8 total. 4 must be academic journals
How many references do I need total for my informative speech and how many of those must be academic journals?
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Double spaced
What describes the line spacing for APA format?
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Because she would like to see that we can research, understand, and reiterate in our writing what we have read in a scholarly manner.
Why did Ms. Crouch say that she wanted the class to use mainly indirect quotes?
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No. You should not use quotes unless you are pulling exact text from an article. If you were, you must put the authors last name, year the article was published, and the page number in parenthesis at the end.
Is this written correctly? If not, whats wrong with it? "She argues in her article that parent-child communication is worthy of study." (2016)
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List by last names and initials; commas separate author names. After the sixth author's name, use an ellipses in place of the author names.
But Ms. Crouch, what if I have more than 7 authors?
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NO! Do not change the title. You must cite it exactly the way it was published.
Can you condense the journal title in order to make your reference shorter?
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Contractions
What was the example Ms. Crouch gave on Monday when speaking about academic language? She said not to use _________ because it is not considered formal writing.
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You must use the authors last name, not their first name.
Is this correctly written? If not, what is wrong with it? Sarah (2016) says that I will do really well on my informative speech outline if I cite my references correctly.
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Purdue OWL
What is the name of the website that I have told you to refer to if you have ANY APA questions? I reffered to it as your APA GOD...
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It's not "hanging" and it's not double spaced.
Is this cited correctly? If not, what's wrong with it? Berndt, T. J. (2002). Friendship quality and social development. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 11, 7-10.
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No, only the "MAJOR" words.
Is it necessary to capitalize all words in journal titles?
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