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APA

• Originally Created By Diana Haddad
• Updated By Heather Spear
• Graduate Writing Center
• Liberty University

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Essential Parts of an APA Paper

• Cover Page
• Abstract
• Body
• Appendix (if needed)
• References

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Cover Page

• Make sure your cover page includes
• Running head
• Full title
• Byline / Name
• Institution

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Cover Page

• Running head ALL CAPS (upper left-hand corner).
• Full title of the paper, authors name (byline),
  and institutional affiliation (center upper half
  of the page).

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Byline
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Abstract

• 150-250-word comprehensive summary of your paper
  in block paragraph form.
• allows readers to quickly survey the content of
  your paper.
• dense with information, well-organized, brief,
  specific, and self-contained.
• double spaced, 12 point font like the rest of the
  paper.
• New Times Roman or Courier text type.
• not an introduction to the paper.
• does not contain citations.

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150-250 Word Comprehensive Summary
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Body

• Make sure you adhere to proper APA Format in
• Headings
• Citations

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Headings

• The various levels of headings establish the
  hierarchy of sections in your paper.
• Topics of equal importance have the same level of
  heading throughout the paper.
• Avoid having only one subsection within a
  section.
• You will find two different examples of headings
  and subheadings on slides 13 14 that will help
  you get a clearer picture of the levels of
  headings.

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Headings

• Level 1 Centered, Boldface, Uppercase and
  Lowercase Heading
• Level 2 Flush Left, Boldface, Uppercase and
  Lowercase Heading
• Level 3 Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph
  heading ending with a period.
• Level 4 Indented, boldface, italicized,
  lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.
• Level 5 Indented, italicized, lowercase
  paragraph heading ending with a period.

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Citations

• Whether paraphrasing or quoting an author
  directly, you must credit the source.
• For a direct quote, give the author, year, and
  page number in parentheses.
• When paraphrasing or using your own words to
  refer to an idea contained in another work,
  provide the author and year within parentheses.
  You are not required to provide a page number.

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Quotations

• Direct Quote Quotations of fewer than 40 words
  are incorporated into the text, enclosed within
  double quotation marks and properly cited.
• Block Quote Quotations of 40 words or more are
  displayed in a double-spaced block paragraph with
  proper citation and no quotations marks.

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Direct Quote
In-text citation of a paraphrase
Block Quote
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References

• Sources are documented in a manner that makes
  them easy to identify and retrieve.
• References are cited in text with an author and
  date citation system and listed alphabetically in
  the reference section of a paper.

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Non-periodical internet source
Newspaper cite
Book cite
Book, revised edition
Doctoral Dissertation
Dictionary in volumes editions
A database search engine
Journal article, more than six authors