APA/EL Style Guide 2017

1. APA/EL Style Guide 2017

2. What is the purpose of APA?

3. APA is an editorial style guide for publishing

4. The EL Style Guide is built on APA

5. General ‘Cosmetic’ Concerns • 1” margins • 12 pt font (typically Times New Roman) • Double space the body of text • Double space the reference page • Use running head (top right corner) with page number • Use headers within the body of text as appropriate • Use abstract when instructed by facilitator

6. 2 Main areas related to formatting your papers: Structure/Organization (writing) & Citing the work of others

7. Implementing APA cosmetic concerns will help you organize your writing; they have a mutually beneficial relationship.

8. Generally all assignments will follow this outline: • Title page • Body of Text • References

9. Occasionally assignments will follow this outline: • Title page • Abstract • Body of Text • References

10. Organization parts to know: Title Page – Abstract – Introduction - Running Head – Headings – Reference Page

11. Organization parts to know: • Title Page • Running Head

13. Organization parts to know: • Abstract • Running Head

15. Organization parts to know: • Introduction

16. Introduction: Sets context Scope of project/research (including limitations) “Sell”idea Thesis/ Purpose statement (case study position statement)

17. Organization parts to know: Running Head Headings

20. Organization parts to know: • Running Head • Reference Page

23. Structure of body of text will depend on the assignment

24. 5 Paragraph Essay • Opening • Point 1 • Point 2 • Point 3 • Conclusion

25. ThesisorPurpose Statement (position statement) should always drive the organization

26. Thesis:Main Idea Determines the context of your paper. Reveals the road map for the structure. A debatable claim made which can be supported (Take a stand!). One or two sentences. Everything tied back to it.

27. Phillies will win the game.

28. Phillies will win the game because…

29. 5 Paragraph Essay • Opening • Point 1 • Point 2 • Point 3 • Conclusion

30. Determines the context of your paper. Reveals the road map for the structure. A specific summary of what the paper intends to do (and which will be supported). One or two sentences. Everythingtied back to it. Could also be apurpose statement

31. Can you make a road map (outline) from this thesis or purpose statement?

32. Innotech should expand its operations to include offices in the Southwest United States, specifically Texas and Arizona.

33. Any way that it is organized, HEADINGS are key

34. In-text Citations

35. Why cite?

36. APA / EL Style Guide concerned withAuthor&Year

37. Nehring (2006) describes how some schools in the 1830s used journal writing to allow for student reflection. As early as the 1830s, some schools used journal writing to allow for student reflection (Nehring, 2006).

38. Nehring (2006) describes how some schools in the 1830s used journal writing to allow for student reflection. As early as the 1830s, some schools used journal writing to allow for student reflection (Nehring, 2006).

41. In Working with Sources Typically doing 1 of 3 things:

42. SUMMARY General idea of the information in a few sentences or phrases.

43. Nehring (2006) describes how some schools in the 1830s used journal writing to allow for student reflection. As early as the 1830s, some schools used journal writing to allow for student reflection (Nehring, 2006).

44. Nehring (2006), Kytle (2001) and Stokes (2006) all suggest how writing can be used to spark student reflection.

45. PARAPHRASE when the details are important

46. According to Stokes (2006), recent research suggests that only 16% of higher education enrollments are comprised of 18-22 year-old students living on campus. Recent research suggests that only 16% of higher education enrollments are comprised of 18-22 year-old students living on campus (Stokes, 2006).

47. According to Stokes (2006), recent research suggests that only 16% of higher education enrollments are comprised of 18-22 year-old students living on campus. Recent research suggests that only 16% of higher education enrollments are comprised of 18-22 year-old students living on campus (Stokes, 2006).

48. QUOTATIONthe author’s exact wordsare an especially interesting or clear way of saying something. Includes the author’s words and punctuation exactly.

49. In this way the learning works best, as Kytle (2004) writes, “because the application of theory is grounded in real, as opposed to scholastic, problems” (p.132). In this way the learning works best, “because the application of theory is grounded in real, as opposed to scholastic, problems” (Kytle, 2004, p.132).

50. In this way the learning works best, as Kytle (2004) writes, “because the application of theory is grounded in real, as opposed to scholastic, problems”(p.132). In this way the learning works best, “because the application of theory is grounded in real, as opposed to scholastic, problems” (Kytle, 2004, p.132).