Format
One Inch
What is the margin requirement on all four sides?
I like writing, I am a good writer.
Comma Splice:
I like writing; I am a good writer.
I like writing, because I am a good writer.
I like writing. I am a good writer.
How authors are listed.
What is alphabetical order by last name?
Author and Date
What information is required for paraphrased in-text indirect quote citations?
This summarizes the entire paper in one sentence.
What is the thesis, thesis statement, or thesis sentence?
Double (not double jeopardy)
What is the line spacing requirement?
The student prefers to work on their laptop.
Noun/pronoun agreement:
The student prefers to work on his or her laptop.
The students prefer to work on their laptops.
The type of indention used.
What is a hanging indention?
Author, Date, and Page or Paragraph Number
Required information for direct quote.
The format of the date on the Title Page.
What is spelled out?
Times New Roman, 12-point, black
What is the font requirement?
Which is hard to do.
Fragment, Incomplete Sentence:
Climbing Camelback Mountain is quite an accomplishment, which is hard to do.
A journal title and volume number is in this font format.
What is italics?
True or False: A direct quote is 10 words or more in the same order as the author.
False: It is three words or more.
The proper voice for academic papers.
What is third person?
First and Last Pages
What are the Title Page and Reference Page?
Some people believe robots in the workplace will cause people to lose their jobs and destroy the economy others feel it is a good thing while others do not care so the governments needs to become involved to help resolve this issue to prevent chaos.
Run-on sentence
The purpose of the Reference Page.
To provide complete citation so readers can find the original source. To provide credibility and reliability to writer's thoughts.
This type of knowledge does not have to be cited.
What is common knowledge?
Five to Seven Cohesive Sentences
Roughly, how many sentences are in one paragraph?
Current APA Edition
What is the 6th Edition?
You will agree with me, we must support the use of drones.
Not written in third person.
True or False: All references listed must have a corresponding in-text citation.
True
Block indention.
The type of indention for direct quotes of 40 words or more.
Required Format for the Social Sciences
What is APA?