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How to Format a Paper in Augustine Institute Style

How to Format a Paper in Augustine Institute Style. Lecture 6 of 7. How to Format a Paper. Reading: Augustine Institute. Student Handbook. 2010.

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How to Format a Paper in Augustine Institute Style

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  1. How to Format a Paper in Augustine Institute Style Lecture 6 of 7

  2. How to Format a Paper Reading: Augustine Institute. Student Handbook. 2010. Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 7thed. Edited by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory Colomb, Joseph M. Williams. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.

  3. How to Format a Paper By the end of this lecture, you will be able to: • Format a paper in Augustine Institute Style • Find answers to your style questions in resources

  4. Why is format important? • To make yourself understood • So others can check your work and build on your work • Prepare for publishing • Writing must have some format

  5. The Title Page • See Turabian A.2.1 • Include title, student name, course name and number, institution, instructor and date of submission (or due date)

  6. Parts of the Paper • Introduction • Include the thesis • Body • Paragraphs • Introduce, Quote, Explain • Conclusion

  7. Nitty-Gritty #1: Footnotes • Initial Full Citation - Book 13. Aidan Nichols, The Shape of Catholic Theology: An Introduction to Its Sources, Principles and History (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991), 13-38.

  8. Nitty-Gritty #1: Footnotes • Subsequent Reference - Book 21. Nichols, 25. OR (if you are using multiple sources by same author) 21. Nichols, Shape of Catholic Theology, 25.

  9. Nitty-Gritty #1: Footnotes • Initial Full Cite – Journal 9. Brian Daley, “Is Patristic Exegesis Still Usable?” Communio 29 (2000): 200.

  10. Nitty-Gritty #1: Footnotes • Subsequent Reference – Journal 18. Daley, 189. OR (if you are using multiple sources by same author) 18. Daley, “Patristic Exegesis,” 189.

  11. Nitty-Gritty #2: Bibliography Daley, Brian. “Is Patristic Exegesis Still Usable?” Communio 29 (2000): 185-216. Nichols, Aidan. The Shape of Catholic Theology: An Introduction to Its Sources, Principles and History. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1991.

  12. Nitty-Gritty #3: Format a Page • One-inch margins all around • Double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt font • Page numbers – bottom center, Arabic numerals • Headings – See Turabian, 397-99

  13. Nitty-Gritty #4: What to Avoid When Writing • “we” and “you” • Informality and colloquial expressions • Exclamation points! • Passive voice • Avoid “is” sentences. (Use action verbs.) • Contractions (e.g. you’re, we’re, he’s, she’s)

  14. Nitty-Gritty #5: What to AvoidWhen Formatting • "Dumb quotes" (Use “smart quotes”) • WeirdwordSTRESSING asdf • Capitalization for non-proper nouns • Extra space between paragraphs

  15. Other notes • To cite a source secondarily (not recommended), see Turabian 17.10 • To cite Church documents see special “Citing Church Documents” sheet (on Moodle) • Use parenthetical cites for Bible (Jer 5:5) • See SBL Handbook of Style, 8.2 for abbreviations

  16. Other notes • Inline quote – use quote marks • Block quote – indent, no quote marks, single space

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