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APA Formatting APA versus MLA APA requires a separate title page APA requires a heading on each page APA uses headers for longer papers APA requires dates in text citations APA has different capitalization rules APA has a Reference page, not
APA requires a separate title page APA requires a heading on each page APA uses headers for longer papers APA requires dates in text citations APA has different capitalization rules APA has a Reference page, not Works Cited
Times New Roman font Size 12 font Title page required Running head on title page Include running head on all pages Page numbers in upper right corner
Running head in all caps Title, name, and course centered on page Page number in upper right corner
Running head at the top of page Page number in upper right corner Headings separating sections
First Degree Second Degree Third Degree Fourth Degree
Centered?
Yes
Left Aligned?
Yes
Bold?
Yes Yes Yes
Italics?
Yes
Indented?
Yes Yes
Include author's last name and year Example-- (Smith, 2014) Use shortened title if no author Example-- (History of England, 2014)
Page should be titled References Check the guide for specific entry instructions Different punctuation rules apply here Include page number in upper right corner Alphabetize entries!!!
Follow this example. Click example to see guide!
Your paper should have a focus Choose three main points to research Organize by time, importance, or geography You need an introduction and conclusion
You may need to learn a little first Choose three main points Organize by: Time, importance, geography Research only your three points Adjust if necessary!
Copying and pasting Using another's paper as your own Using another's words as your own Using another's ideas as your own
Use citations to give credit to sources Use information from many sources Use quotation marks for direct quotes Paraphrase and reword-- but still use citations!!
All direct quotations All paraphrases All original ideas All opinions All summaries of another person's ideas
Common knowledge Easy to locate facts Ideas or opinions of your own
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