Unit 3 Seminar:APA Formatting and CitationWednesday, May 4, 2011

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This Seminar:

• APA “basics”• Unit 3 project: an APA title page• To make-up this seminar, one may listen

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APA: Overview

(APA, 2008, para. 1-4)http://apastyle.apa.org/

APA: Writing Center Resources

1. The Writing Center Main Page1. The Writing Center Main Page

2. Writing Reference Library2. Writing Reference Library

3. Research, Citation, & Plagiarism3. Research, Citation, & Plagiarism

What is a source?

Source Integration Techniques

Always introduce a paragraph with an original thought/sentence.

Introduce and comment on every quotation, paraphrase, and summary.

Surround the material with interpretation or opinion.

Explain where the material is from, and why it is interesting (in other words, tell readers why the source is relevant to your paper).

Avoid ending any paragraph, section, or paper with a quotation.

APA Title Page

Page header: Title and page number

Running head: optional

TitleYour NameKaplan University

Course number or nameAnn ReichDate

APA Body Page

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Quote

Summary or Paraphrase

Studies have shown that learning APA citation is not as difficult as once thought (Leigh, 1993).

Dr. Vickie Leigh’s studies have shown that learning APA citation is not as difficult as once thought (1993).

In her 1993 studies, Dr. Vickie Leigh concluded that learning APA citation was not as difficult as once thought.

Parenthetical In-text Citations Summary or

paraphrase? No page numbers are needed:(Leonard & Clark, 2008).(“The title”, 2001).(Henry, n.d., chap. 3).(Johnson, et al., 1968).

Quote:(Smith, 2004, pp. 6-7).(Jones, et al., 2001, ¶ 1).(“The title”, 1999, p. 8).(White, 1972, para. 3).

Summary or Paraphrase

Researchers have indicated that studies of

pharmacological treatments for childhood

obesity are inconclusive (Berkowitz et al.,

2003; McDuffie et al., 2003).

Summary or ParaphraseBookmarking your favorite APA citation website and referring to it often is the number one tip most students prefer when learning APA (“Zany ways,” 2004).

Bookmarking your favorite APA citation website and referring to it often is the number one tip most students prefer when learning APA (Young, n.d.).

Personal Communication

(M. Singer, personal communication, March 3,

2008).

We may also just name the person and give

the city and her department or agency IN our

text.

However, APA says we do not put these

people on our References page!

Quoting Any Source:

“Sports can be fun and healthy for anyone, regardless of age, physical ability, or even disability” (Nack & Munson, 2000, p. 3).

Note: EXACT words need “ “

Quoting Someone Who is Being Quoted in Your Source:

Joe Fish, director of the Center for Sports Psychology in Philadelphia adds to this stating, “The main purpose of youth sports is to emphasize effort, participation, and skill development” (as cited in Nack & Munson, 2000, p. 6).

APA Reference Page

Print SourcesBook, chapter, part of a collection, edition, republication, report, journal, journal article, anthology or collection, encyclopedia, encyclopedia article, magazine, magazine article, newspaper, newspaper article, letter to the editor, unpublished thesis, project, or dissertation, etc.

With no author, one author, two to five authors, six or more authors, one editor, two to five editors, six or more editors, author(s) and editor(s), group author (corporation, university, organization, government agency), etc.

Electronic Sources

Magazine, encyclopedia, report, journal article, etc. from an online databaseMagazine, encyclopedia, report, journal article, etc. on the interneteBookProfessional or organizational webpagePersonal webpageElectronic mail (email)BLOGs, listservs, podcasts, newsgroups, online forums, etc.

These can have authors, editors, a group author (corporation, university, organization, government agency), also called a “host.”

Other SourcesVideoDVDCD-ROMFilmTelevision show or seriesSound recordingSimulationSoftwareProgramming languageImages (photographs, clipart, etc.)

Check Yourself: Terms

• Voice: tone, mood, what you convey to your

readers

• Audience awareness: think of a group of

readers!

• Inflated language: avoid the “million dollar

words”; use words you know.

Have a great week!

Conclusion: Q&A