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APA Format. RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS. TITLE PAGE. Running head: THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION The Articles of Confederation Your Name Springfield High School. IN-TEXT CITATIONS. SHORT QUOTATIONS
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APA Format RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS
TITLE PAGE Running head: THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION The Articles of Confederation Your Name Springfield High School
IN-TEXT CITATIONS • SHORT QUOTATIONS • According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199). • SUMMARY OR PARAPHRASE • According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners.
REFERENCE LIST • SINGLE AUTHOR BOOK • Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. • ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE (ONLINE) • Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page range. Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/ • DON’T FORGET- ALPHABETICAL BY AUTHOR • INDENT THE 2ND/3RD LINES OF YOUR REFERENCE
PAGE NUMBERS • PAGE NUMBERS SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF EACH PAGE.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS • MIN. 6 SOURCES • DOUBLE-SPACED • 12 PT FONT • TIMES NEW ROMAN • 1” MARGINS • 5-6 PAGES IN LENGTH (DOES NOT INCLUDE TITLE PAGE!) • IF ANY OF THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET- YOU WILL RECEIVE THE PAPER BACK TO FIX AND LOSE 25 POINTS. • IF YOU NEED HELP OR HAVE A QUESTION- ASK!!