1. APA Formatting and Style Guide Information from: The OWL at Purdue (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl)

2. Why Cite…? The key to avoiding plagiarism is to make sure you give credit where it is due. This may be credit for something somebody said, wrote, emailed, drew, or implied. Bottom line: document any words, ideas, or other productions that originate somewhere outside of you.

3. APA stylistics: Basics  the third person point of view rather than using the first person point of view e.g., The study showed that…, NOT I found out that…. Use: Point of view and voice in an APA paper

4.  clear: be specific in descriptions and explanations  concise: condense information when you can  plain: use simple, descriptive adjectives and minimize the figurative language Language in an APA paper is: APA stylistics: Language

5. Making the References List Formerly known as “Bibliography”  Identify a type source: Is it a book? A journal article? A webpage?  Find a sample of citing this type of source in the APA Guide.  “Mirror” the sample. Follow the format exactly!  List references in alphabetical order and all lines after the first are indented. When compiling the reference list, the strategy below might be useful:

6. Sample Reference Page

7. In-text Citations: Format for a quotation  A traumatic response frequently entails a “delayed, uncontrolled repetitive appearance of hallucinations and other intrusive phenomena” (Caruth, 1996, p.11). When quoting, make sure to include the author’s name, the year of publication, the page number In-text citations help readers locate the cited source in the References section of the paper.

8. In-text Citations: Format for a summary or paraphrase  A uthor’s last name and the year of publication in parenthesis after a summary or a paraphrase EXAMPLE: Though feminist studies focus solely on women's experiences, they err by collectively perpetuating the masculine-centered impressions (Fussell, 1975).

9. In-text Citations: a work with 6 and more authors  when citing a work with many authors, identify the first author’s name followed by “et al.”, e.g. (Smith et al., 2006)

10. In-text Citations: A work of unknown author  when citing a work of unknown author…  use the the source’s full title followed by the year of publication in parenthesis. According to “Indiana Joins Federal Accountability System” (2008), … Or, (“Indiana”, 2008)

11. Sample In-Text citations

12. Deciding if Something is "Common Knowledge” You can regard something as common knowledge if you find the same information undocumented in at least five credible sources. Additionally, it might be common knowledge if you think the information you're presenting is something your readers will already know, or something that a person could easily find in general reference sources. But when in doubt, cite; if the citation turns out to be unnecessary, your teacher will tell you.

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14. References http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/