RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS

APA Format

TITLE PAGE

Running head: THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

The Articles of Confederation

Your Name

Springfield High School

IN-TEXT CITATIONS

SHORT QUOTATIONS According to Jones (1998), "Students often had

difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).

SUMMARY OR PARAPHRASE According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult

citation format for first-time learners.

REFERENCE LIST

SINGLE AUTHOR BOOK Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to

preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE (ONLINE) Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title

of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page range. Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

DON’T FORGET- ALPHABETICAL BY AUTHOR INDENT THE 2ND/3RD LINES OF YOUR REFERENCE

PAGE NUMBERS

PAGE NUMBERS SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF EACH PAGE.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

MIN. 6 SOURCESDOUBLE-SPACED12 PT FONTTIMES NEW ROMAN1” MARGINS5-6 PAGES IN LENGTH (DOES NOT INCLUDE TITLE

PAGE!)

IF ANY OF THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET- YOU WILL RECEIVE THE PAPER BACK TO FIX AND LOSE 25 POINTS.

IF YOU NEED HELP OR HAVE A QUESTION- ASK!!