General formatting
In-Text Citation Basics
Vocabulary
Essay
100

What are the four major sections of an APA paper

Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References

100

Two BASIC pieces of information for in text citation

Author name and publication date

100

synonym for 'relative'

kind of

100

Number of words required for research essay in Pathway 2

700-900
200

Title page should include

Running head and page number

Title of the paper, the author's name, and the institutional affiliation.

200

When will you NOT need to include the page number

NOT directly quoting the material, making reference to an entire book article or other work

200

Noun for 'short'

shortage

200

Main parts of an introduction

Hook, background information, thesis statement

300

No author or date listed

If the page's author is not listed, start with the title instead. If the date of publication is not listed, use the abbreviation (n.d.).

300

Long quotes

40 words or longer in a free-standing block & omit quotation marks 

indent 1/2 inch from the left margin

Page number at the end of quote 

300

noun for 'retrieve'

retrieval

300

Main parts of a body paragraph

Topic sentence, supporting material, conclusion

400

A running head is located

left top corner

400

Short quote includes

The author, year of publication, and page number for the reference (preceded by "p.")

400

adjective for 'foundation'

fundamental

400

Three things that are marked in a research essay are

Content, analysis, language, structure and cohesion, citations and sources

500

General format of paper

Typed and double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11")

1" margins on all sides. 

12 pt. Times New Roman font.

500

Capitalizing, italicizing and quotations for in text citation

If you refer to the title of a source within your paper, capitalize all words that are four letters long or greater within the title of a source. (Note: in your References list, only the first word of a title will be capitalized: Writing new media.)

Italicize the titles of longer works such as books, edited collections

Put quotation marks around the titles of shorter works such as journal articles, articles from edited collections

500

Sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks

prudent

500

Elements of a title page (minimum three)

Running head, page number, information about the student (name, school, title, name of the teacher)