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APA Citations

APA Citations. References & In-Text . The Basics . What are citations? A way for the researcher to credit others for information and ideas that are not his or her own A way to avoid plagiarism and maintain credibility What types of citations are there?

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APA Citations

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  1. APA Citations References & In-Text

  2. The Basics • What are citations? • A way for the researcher to credit others for information and ideas that are not his or her own • A way to avoid plagiarism and maintain credibility • What types of citations are there? • For APA, there are References citations and parenthetical (AKA in-text) citations

  3. References • References • APA term for the resources/texts you used in your research and included in your paper • Very specific formatting required • Depending on genre of text you used, you must include certain information about it in the correct order, in the correct format • Example: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/

  4. Parenthetical/In-text Citations • In addition to the References, parenthetical/in-text citations are also required to avoid plagiarism • These citations are found within the paper itself • At the end of each sentence that includes a fact, idea, paraphrase, plot reference, etc. from a source • Before the period in the sentence • Usually consists of author last name, year, page number • Example: (Wlock, 2013, p. 201). • You MUST have these to get ANY credit on a paper. Otherwise, it’s plagiarism—even with a References page.

  5. Why in-text/parenthetical citation? • Relays to the reader where each point of information originates • Can direct readers to the sources on References for their further reading/education • Supports your credibility as a researcher • Supports your thesis and therefore your analysis • Note: Your thesis statement will address the answer to your research essential question.

  6. What do I do after finding sources? • Reminder: • Access formatting help: Purdue OWL (APA) • Locate general pages on both References and in-text citation for formatting basics • Access the information by genre for each of your sources to help perfect entries in References • Create References as soon as you know you will use that source (Before taking notes!) • When you do take notes, write down the page number that you found each fact from (you will need this for your in-text citations)

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