PAPER TITLE 6<\/p>\n
PAPER TITLE 1<\/p>\n
Paper Title <\/p>\n
Your First and Last Name <\/p>\n
Class and Section Number<\/p>\n
Professor\u2019s Name<\/p>\n
Date<\/p>\n
Rogers State University<\/p>\n
Type the Entire Title of Your Paper Here<\/p>\n
Your entire paper should be formatted with Times New Roman, 12 point font, and double spacing. This is the main body of your paper and you will begin your introduction here. The introduction presents your main topic and is intended to grab the reader\u2019s attention in some interesting way. Remember to always include a thesis statement at the end of the introduction unless your professor says otherwise. Your thesis statement should encompass the purpose and ideas of your paper directly. <\/p>\n
Headings and Organization<\/p>\n
Note that APA Style promotes the use of headings within research papers and scholarship. If you use headings within your paper, they should be centered just like your title at the top of this page. There\u2019s no need to provide a heading for an introduction, according to APA Style. Any sub-headings should be flush with the left margin. For further information about levels of headings, please consult the APA Manual (6th ed.) pages 62-63. You should know that most APA research papers are organized into sections like these: introduction, research methods, results, discussion, and conclusions\/recommendations. Your professor\u2019s assignment sheet and course texts will help you understand how best to organize the paper you\u2019re working on.<\/p>\n
Developing Paragraphs<\/p>\n
Remember to indent your body paragraphs. Also, remember to use topic sentences and concluding sentences that make it clear what the \u201cjob\u201d of each paragraph is and how it relates to the thesis statement. Explain your reasoning, and support claims with evidence in the form of details from real life or from legitimate sources. Cite all paraphrases and quotations, unless your professor says otherwise. Note that while essay paragraphs must have at least three sentences, most academic writing features paragraphs of five to eight sentences. This gives you room to explain your ideas clearly and in detail\u2014not to BS or try to \u201cfluff up\u201d the paper\u2014explaining ideas clearly and in detail is crucial to showing your professor that you understand the class material and are able to engage with it in a mature fashion. Although I\u2019ve used first and second person pronouns and contractions in this example, you should avoid doing that unless your professor says it\u2019s all right.<\/p>\n
This paragraph will model how to integrate and cite evidence in APA Style. Remember to start paragraphs with your own words in a topic sentence, rather than starting with evidence. This keeps your voice in charge and keeps the paper organized, focused, and unified. What follows are some tips about quoting, paraphrasing, and citing. In this sample paraphrase, AuthorLastName (YearGoesHere) reported that there are two ways to cite in-text in APA Style. That was one of them\u2014placing the year next to the author\u2019s name. Quotes are different. As AuthorLastName (YearGoesHere) found, \u201cQuotes require that you cite the page number as well\u201d (p. PageNumber). Another way that you could incorporate quotes \u201cis by placing them in the middle or at the end of the sentence followed by the author\u2019s last name and page number in parenthesis\u201d (AuthorLastName, YearGoesHere, p. PageNumber). If you want to incorporate a longer quote that is 40 words or more then there is a different process. The proper way to cite block quotes is as follows:<\/p>\n
Indent twice so that the quote is not inline as a separate paragraph, but instead is<\/p>\n
within the same paragraph. Indent twice all subsequent lines so that the statement fits in a \u201cblock.\u201d Block quotes are different from regular in text citations because you do not need to use quotes and at the end you can place a period before the parenthesis. Inside the parenthesis place the author\u2019s last name and the page number. (AuthorLastName, YearGoesHere, p. PageNumber)<\/p>\n
You could incorporate the author\u2019s name before the block quote if you want, as well. If you choose to do this then in the parentheses you will only need to place the page numbers of the work that you are using. Do remember to place the year next to the author\u2019s name if you mention the name in the sentence rather than citing in parentheses at the end of the sentence. <\/p>\n
As you cite from other sources, make sure that you are able to explain them, incorporating your own ideas into the work. Make sure that your evidence (and your explanation of it) aligns with your thesis; do not just incorporate a long excerpt to fill up the page. Remember to end body paragraphs on your own words, not with a quote or paraphrase. Concluding sentences, will keep your voice in charge and keep the paper organized, focused, and unified. For further in-text citation help, please consult the APA Manual (6th ed.) pages 174-179, the Everyday Writer (5th ed.) pages 464-467, or the Purdue Online Writing Lab at this link.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/p>\n
You should end the paper in a way that is most helpful to readers. It\u2019s best to closely examine the assignment sheet, sample papers, course reading, and grading rubric to look for clues about how exactly your professor wants you to structure the paper. However, if s\/he doesn\u2019t specify, then you should default to formal style and content choices. Better safe than sorry. As always, remember to plan time to proofread your entire paper several times (5 or more!), so you can review the paper in layers, making sure the paper meets all the requirements and specifications by searching for them one at a time. If you need help, contact the Writing Center!<\/p>\n
References<\/p>\n
AuthorLastName, AuthorInitials. (PublicationYear). Book title goes here: Subtitle goes here. CityOfPublication, CountryOrStateAbbreviation: Publisher.<\/p>\n
AuthorLastName, AuthorInitials. (PublicationYear). Title of entry in encyclopedia or dictionary. In (Insert Title of Reference Work Here)(pp. #). CityOfPublication, CountryOrStateAbbreviation: Publisher.<\/p>\n
AuthorLastName, AuthorInitials. (PublicationYear). Title of article from database goes here: Subtitle goes here. Periodical Title Goes Here, VolumeNumber(IssueNumber), Page Numbers. doi: DOIGoesHere. [If no doi, then put Retrieved from URLGoesHere.] <\/p>\n
AuthorLastName, AuthorInitials. [If author name is not available, just start with the title of the webpage.] (PublicationYear). Title of work on website: Subtitle goes here. Website Title Goes Here. Retrieved from URLGoesHere.<\/p>\n
Citing online sources is very difficult because there is often missing information. For questions about how to cite sources, consult The Everyday Writer (5th ed.) APA section, your APA Manual (6th ed.), or the Purdue Online Writing Lab APA webpages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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