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APA Style

What’s APA Style? American Psychological Association APA Style was developed by social and behavioral scientists to standardize scientific writing. APA Style establishes standards of written communication concerning: the organization of content writing style citing references

Plagiarism definition: the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. (Google Dictionary) happens both on accident and on purpose Anti-plagiarism procedures: Turn. It. In (seriously, it works) teaching citations Post plagiarism: if caught plagiarizing in BHS, 1. plagiarism class 2. redo project/paper

Required sources for first speech: 1

What needs to be cited? Every idea that came from an outside source This applies to evidence in your speech that is a: summary define: paraphrase define: direct quote define:

Rules on directly quoting: Shouldn’t dominate your speech Needs to be worked into your speaking Can’t be its own sentence Less than 3 lines usually 2 or less If omitting parts of text, use ellipses (. . . ) Should be used to cut lengthy, unnecessary parts of text Can’t do this in a way that changes the meaning of the writing

Omitting parts of a quote Original: “Hitler, the man whose leadership allowed the atrocity of the Holocaust, was able to take a leadership role in Germany because the country was in great need in their time of desperation. ” (Bomstad) Incorrect: According to Bomstad, “Hitler… was … great …” Why incorrect? Correct: According to Bomstad, “Hitler. . . was able to take a leadership role in Germany because the country was in great need in their time of desperation. ” Why correct?

2 parts of citation in papers: 1. Reference List Page at the end of the paper that shows, in detail, all the sources used throughout the paper, like a “key” to the in-text citations 2. In-text citations a. Used EVERY time you use info that’s not yours b. Gives reader enough info to find the source (and ultimately visit it) in the works cited page

Reference List of all resources used in paper At very end of paper On its own page Title References at center on top of page plain text → no changes Double spaced no additional spaces between entries

Reference list cont. Entries must: have hanging indent be alphabetized by first word Different entries for different types of sources we’ll focus on the general electronic source for this speech

General electronic source entry Author, A. A. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical. Retrieved from http: //www. someaddress. com/full/url/ Date: (Year, Month Day). Author: Last, F. I. (last name, first and middle initials)

Example: Bernstein, M. (2002, May 6). 10 tips on writing the living Web. A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. Retrieved from http: //www. alistapart. com/articles/writeliving

Author variation 1 author: Author, A. A. Two authors: Author, A. A. , & Author, B. B. 3 -7 authors: Author, A. A. , Author, B. B. , Author, C. C. , & Author, D. D. Organization as author: American Heart Association. No author? Find more credible source.

Using something beside a general electronic source? Use Purdue OWL Lab for APA Style to search specifics

In-text citations

2 kinds: Parenthetical (in parentheses) Put essential info in parentheses at the end of sentence you used outside information in space after sentence, info with parentheses around, period Example: Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth) Narrative (in your writing) Work essential info into your writing in the sentence you used outside information in Example: According to Wordsworth, romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. " *Don’t use both simultaneously*

For this speech Use narrative include author, year, and source introduce info to show off your source add any additional info to build their credibility as needed Example: In a 2003 New York Times interview, Sherman Alexie, one of the most celebrated Native American authors, said “. . . . ”