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100
Does the in-text citation below follow APA style?

Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford UP, 1967. Print.

Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
No.

(Author's last name, publication year, Page #)
(Wordsworth, 1967, p. 263)

100
What's the first component of a Reference page entry?
Author's last name.

Gleick, J. (1987). >Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin.
100
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
100
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
100
What is the function of the ellipses in the quote below?

In an essay on urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand notes that "some individuals make a point of learning every recent rumor or tale . . . and in a short time a lively exchange of details occurs" (78).
Use ellipses when omitting words.
200
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
200
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.
200
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.
200
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.
200
What is the function of the brackets in the quote below?

Jan Harold Brunvand, in an essay on urban legends, states, "some individuals [who retell urban legends] make a point of learning every rumor or tale" (78).
Use brackets when adding words inside a quote.
300
When is it OK to include ONLY the page number inside the parenthesis of an end of sentence in-text citation?
Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford UP, 1967. Print.

Wordsworth (1967) extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (p. 263).
300
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.
300
What goes at the top of the page?
Title of the paper at the top of the page. Page number in the right hand corner of the page.
300
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.
300
How would you list a source with three to seven authors?
last name, initial, last name, initial, & last name, initial.
400
Does the in-text citation below follow APA style? Why or why not?

"The Impact of Global Warming in North America." Global Warming: Early Signs. 1999. Web. 23 Mar. 2009.

We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." (Impact of Global Warming 6).
No. Quotations needed around the article title.

We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global Warming" 6).

"Any source information that you provide in-text must correspond to the source information on the Works Cited page. More specifically, whatever signal word or phrase you provide to your readers in the text, must be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of the corresponding entry in the Works Cited List." --- Purdue Owl
400
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?

Wheelis, M. (2000). Investigating disease outbreaks under a protocol to the biological and toxin weapons convention. Emerging Infectious Diseases 6.6, 595-600.
Include the web address, since you found the article online. Or the DOI number if it is available.

Wheelis, M. (2000). Investigating disease outbreaks under a protocol to the biological and toxin weapons convention. Emerging Infectious Diseases 6.6, 595-600. Retrieved from www.emerginginfectiousdiseases.com.
400
What's a hanging indent?
All lines but the first line are indented. Use hanging indents in your works cited pages.
400
What does APA stand for?
American Psychological Association
400
What does "n.d." stand for?
No date available.

"How to Make Vegetarian Chili."(n.d.). eHow. Demand Media. Retrieved from www.website.com
500
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.
500
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."
500
Fix the heading below so that it follows APA style for a title page.

Elizabeth L. Angeli
Three Rivers College
Varying Definitions of Online Communication
February 12, 2012
Varying Definitions of Online Communication
ELizabeth L. Angeli
Three Rivers College
500
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
500
How do you format your reference page when you have two or more works by the same author?
When you have two or more works by the same author.
Nordhaus, W D. (2006a) After kyoto: Alternative mechanisms to control global warming. American Economic Review 96.2, 31-34.

Nordhaus, W.D. (2006b). Global warming economics. Science, 1283-84.