Running head: CITING SOURCES IN APA STYLE versus
CITING SOURCES IN APA STYLE
What is the difference between the title page header and the headers in the rest of the paper?
100
Citation used within a written paper to show that information was taken from resources and put it into your own words through the use of paraphrasing or summarizing.
What is in-text citation?
100
A listing of reference sources included in the paper in alphabetical order by the first word of each citation.
What is the Reference page?
200
12
What is the font size?
200
After opening the Header, on the Title page; check the box next to "Different First Page" on the "Design" tab.
What is the way to set up the header so that it may be different from the title page?
200
(Last name(s) of the author(s) and the year).
What is typically included in a summarized or paraphrased in-text citation?
200
The second line of each citation is indented by 5 spaces.
What is a hanging indent?
300
Double
What is the spacing throughout the paper that is required for APA?
300
Title of paper, Author's name and Rasmussen College
What is centered on the title page?
300
The use of a resources' exact words.
What is direct quote?
300
Who did it, When they did it, What they did, How to get it.
What information is needed to compose a reference citation?
400
Five spaces or use indent
What is the required spacing for a new paragraph?
400
The stated topic of the paper, no longer than 12 words long; typed on one or two lines.
What is the title of the paper?
400
(Last name(s) of the author(s), year, and page (p.) or paragraph (para.) number).
What is typically included in a direct quote?
400
On its own page after the conclusion of the body of the paper.
What is the location of the Reference page?
500
1 inch
What is the margin required for a paper in APA?
500
"This research (or essay or poem, ect.) is being submitted on (date) for (instructor, course number, and and name of course."