APA Citation Sources must be cited in two

APA Citation Sources must be cited in two places in a research paper: 1. in your text 2. on a separate reference page

What should you cite to avoid plagiarism? � � � � Direct quotes Summaries Paraphrases Videos Movies Music Art (clip art, photos) News articles Graphs � Charts � Cartoons � � �

As you research for your project… Always write down your sources for: � Books � Pictures � Photos � Articles � Web pages � Recipes � Videos � Songs � Movies � Graphs � Surveys � charts � � What should you write down? � Title of book � Title of article � Author’s name(s) � Date published/written � Type of sources – i. e. movie, video, website, map, photo � Published � url � Date url last updated � City of publication � Page numbers

In Text Citation �What are you citing �Paraphrases �Summaries �Direct quotes �Photos, artwork, cartoons, movies �Not citing = plagiarism

The information you need for in-text citation �Author’s name(s) �Date of publication �Page #(s) for direct quote �Website name if no author

Where do in-text citations go? �Type in brackets directly following quote, summary or paraphrase. �End of sentence punctuation follows the last bracket

Author + date (paraphrase) � The cruelty of the South is described in the song, “Southern Man” (Young, 1970). � Neil Young describes the cruelty of the South in “Southern Man”(1970).

Author + date (direct quote) � The line, “with the best laid plan” (Young, 1970, l 3), suggests that the South’s plan for segregation was not going to work. � In the line, “with the best laid plan” (1970, l 3), Neil Young suggests that the South’s plan for segregation was not going to work.

More than one author � (Nash & Young, 1974) – more than 1 � (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 1974) – 3 to 5 � (Young et al, 1974) – 6 or more

What if you don’t know the author? � "Southern man" suggests that young white men from the South should look within themselves and see all the terrible things they have done. (Lyric interpretations, 2009) � Use the article/web page title or if lengthy, a part of this title � Notice only the first word is capitalized

What if you don’t know the date? � (Young, n. d. ) � (Lyric interpretations, n. d. )

What if you are using an electronic source and you know the author? � (Author, date) – summary, paraphrase � (Author, date, p#) – direct quote if page numbers available � (Author, date, para. #) or (Author, Date, Section heading) – direct quote if no page numbers - Use paragraph # or section name)

What if you are using an electronic source and you don’t know the author? � (Web Page/article name, date) – summary, paraphrase � (Page/article name, date, p#) – direct quote if page numbers available � (Web Page/article name, date, para. #) or (Web Page/article name, , Date, Section heading) – direct quote if no page numbers Use paragraph # or section name)

What if you are using an entire website? � If an entire web site is being cited, you do not need to include the web site in your reference list. � Instead, include the website in your text (http: //csny. com)

Comic Strip, Photo, Illustration, Clip Art, Map � Use the same in-text format as you would for text � (Artist/Illustrator/Photographer’s Name, date) (Sheehan, n. d. )