APA Style
You will be tested on this. Take notes.
What is it?
• APA (American Psychological Association) style is most
commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences.
• You will use this is the majority of your courses,
excluding English.
Highlights
• Your essay should be typed,
double-spaced on standard-sized
paper (8.5" x 11") with 1"
margins on all sides. You should
use a clear font that is highly
readable. APA recommends
using 12 pt. Times New Roman
font.
•
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Highlights
• Include a page header (also
known as the "running head") at
the top of every page.
• Page numbers on the upper
RIGHT on each page.
Highlights
• Your essay should
include four major sections:
the Title Page, Abstract, Main
Body, and References.
• For our paper you will not have to
have an Abstract page.
Title Page
• The title page should contain
the title of the paper, the author's
name, and the institutional
affiliation. Include the page header
(described above) flush left with the
page number flush right at the top
of the page.
• Running Head here
Pg. #
• (This part is centered. Don’t use
“by”)
• My Paper’s Title Here
• Kelly Colebank
• Briar Woods High School
Body of the Paper
• Your paper MUST be three
complete pages. The writing must
hit the bottom of the third page or
you will lose points.
• You may go over three pages, but
the limit is 4. I will NOT read past
page 4 and you will lose points.
Body of the Paper
• You will need to include citations for
each and every fact that did NOT
come from your head. In some cases
the majority of your paper will be only
citations because you are using
someone else’s ideas to back up yours.
That is acceptable.
• However, the entire paper can’t be just
copy pasta.
Plagiarism
• Each time you fail to cite, or even cite
• For example, you turn in sloppy,
• I will be taking off points each time
• You turn in again with still mistakes,
improperly you are technically
committing plagiarism.
you cite something improperly.
• If you do not cite your paper will fail.
You will have the option to re-do, but
be aware each time you re-do your
letter grade automatically drops.
plagiarized work. You can only re-do
for a high grade of a B.
then the highest grade you can get at
that point will be a C, and so on.
• Four tries and then you just fail it.
• Don’t be sloppy. Do it right.
Plagiarism – 6 Consequences
• Destroyed Student Reputation
• Plagiarism allegations can cause a
student to be suspended or expelled.
Their academic record can reflect the
ethics offense, possibly causing the
student to be barred from entering
college from high school or another
college.
•
http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of-plagiarism
Plagiarism 5
• Destroyed Professional Reputation
• A professional business person,
politician, or public figure may find
that the damage from plagiarism
follows them for their entire career.
•
http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-ofplagiarism
Plagiarism 4
• Destroyed Academic Reputation
• The consequences of plagiarism
have been widely reported in the
world of academia. Once scarred
with plagiarism allegations, an
academic’s career can be ruined.
•
http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of-plagiarism
Plagiarism 3
• Legal Repercussions
• The legal repercussions of plagiarism
can be quite serious. Copyright laws
are absolute. One cannot use another
person’s material without citation and
reference. An author has the right to
sue a plagiarist.
•
http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of-plagiarism
Plagiarism 2
• Money
• You can be sued for cash money
when you plagiarize someone. They
can claim you are taking away their
livelihood. Which you are.
Plagiarism 1
• Research
• If you plagiarize your research,
especially in the medical field you
could be endangering someone’s
life with your inability to perform
the task at hand.
•
http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of-plagiarism
References page
•
•
•
•
•
This page goes at the end.
Double spaced
Hanging indent
Alpha order
It is titled References, not Works
Cited.
Reference Page
• Here’s the big hint:
• Your computer will do a lot of the
formatting for you on the reference
page.
• There are tabs at the top of you screen
that say reference. Follow their
directions.
• But – always check to be sure it was
done properly.
References
• Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E.,
Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund,
L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General
format. Retrieved from
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/re
source/560/01/
• 6 Consequences of Plagiarism 2016,
retrieved from
http://www.ithenticate.com/resources
/6-consequences-of-plagiarism