apa course paper template with advice 6th ed -2

8/16/2019 APA Course Paper Template With Advice 6th Ed -2

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Running head: TYPE ABBREVIATED TITLE HERE 1

Title of the Paper in Full Goe Here

!tudent "a#e Here

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TYPE ABBREVIATED TITLE HERE

A(tra)t

Thi i the a(tra)t* +hi)h i t'ped in (lo), for#at +ith no indentation- The a(tra)t (riefl'

u##ari.e 'our paper in 1/0 +ord or le- Through 'our a(tra)t* 'our reader hould (e a(le

to full' undertand the )ontent and the i#pli)ation of the paper- Alo* note that +riting thi

e)tion after the paper itelf #a' (e helpful- !ee e)tion /-0 APA for tip and #ore infor#ation

on +riting a(tra)t- Thi te#plate +a updated 2)to(er /3* /014-

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Title of the Paper

Do not add an' e5tra pa)e (et+een the heading and the te5t 6'ou #a' +ant to )he),

Spacing under Format * Paragraph in 'our +ord pro)eor* and #a,e ure that it i et to 078-

Intead* 9ut dou(le pa)e a uual* indent a full in)h 6prefera(l' uing the ta( (utton8* and

tart t'ping- The introdu)tion hould re)ei&e no pe)ifi) heading (e)aue reader au#e that the

firt e)tion fun)tion a 'our paper; introdu)tion-

Thi te#plate; #argin* page nu#(er* and running head lo)ation are et for 'ou* and

'ou do not need to )hange the#- You #ut repla)e the running head pla)eholder te5t +ith an

a((re&iation of 'our o+n title* (ut 'ou do not need to ad9ut the lo)ation of the running head-

$riter do not need to pla)e the running head a pe)ifi) ditan)e fro# the top of the page* though

'ou hould follo+ an' intru)tor preferen)e-

After )onidering thee for#atting iue* 'ou +ill need to )ontru)t a thei tate#ent*

+hi)h let reader ,no+ ho+ 'ou 'nthei.ed the literature into a treatie that i )apa(le of

ad&an)ing a ne+ point of &ie+- Thi tate#ent pro&ide reader +ith a len for undertanding the

forth)o#ing reear)h preented in the (od' of 'our ea' 6after all* ea)h pie)e of literature

hould upport and appl' to thi thei tate#ent8-

2n)e 'ou ha&e eta(lihed 'our thei* (egin )ontru)ting the introdu)tion- An ea'

te#plate for +riting an introdu)tion follo+:

1- !tart +ith +hat ha (een aid or done regarding the topi)-

/- E5plain the pro(le# +ith +hat ha (een aid or done-

4- 2ffer a olution in a )on)ie thei tate#ent that )an (e upported (' the literature-

- E5plain ho+ the thei (ring a(out o)ial )hange-

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Level 1 Heading

Thi te5t +ill (e the (eginning of the (od' of the ea'- E&en though thi e)tion ha a

ne+ heading* #a,e ure to )onne)t thi e)tion to the pre&iou one o reader )an follo+ along

+ith the idea and reear)h preented- The firt enten)e in ea)h paragraph hould tranition fro#

the pre&iou paragraph and u##ari.e the #ain point in the paragraph- #an' horter paragraph are (etter than a fe+ long one- In

hort* thin,: ne+ idea* ne+ paragraph-

Another Level 1 Heading

Here i another Le&el 1 heading- Again* the topi) enten)e of thi e)tion hould e5plain

ho+ thi paragraph i related or a reult of +hat 'ou di)ued in the pre&iou e)tion- ?onider

uing tranition (et+een enten)e to help reader ee the )onne)tion (et+een idea- Belo+ are

a fe+ e5a#ple of ho+ to tranition fro# one tate#ent to another 6or in o#e )ae* one pie)e

of literature to another8:

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For #ore e5a#ple* ee o#e of the tranition handout on the $riting ?enter; +e(ite-

Level 2 Heading

The Le&el / heading deignate a u(e)tion of the pre&iou e)tion- %ing heading i a

great +a' to organi.e a paper and in)reae it reada(ilit'* o (e ure to re&ie+ heading rule on

APA 4-0/ and 4-04 in order to for#at the# )orre)tl'- For horter paper* uing one or t+o le&el

i all that i needed- You +ould ue Le&el 1 6)entered* (old font +ith (oth upper)ae and

lo+er)ae8 and Le&el / 6left aligned* (old* (oth upper)ae and lo+er)ae8- Thi te#plate

pro&ide e5a#ple of APA; four heading le&el* (ut re#e#(er that at leat t+o heading on the

a#e le&el are needed (efore the ne5t heading le&el- For e5a#ple* a paper #ut ha&e at leat t+o

le&el 4 heading (efore a le&el heading-

Level 3 heading. "ote that 'ou hould +rite Le&el 4 and heading in enten)e )ae*

#eaning that onl' the firt +ord and an' proper noun are )apitali.ed- The nu#(er of heading

needed in a parti)ular paper i not et* (ut longer paper #a' (enefit fro# another heading le&el*

u)h a thi Le&el 4 heading 6+hi)h i an indented* (old* lo+er)ae paragraph heading8-

Level 4 heading. 2ne )ru)ial area in APA i learning ho+ to )ite in a)ade#i) +or,-


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Level 3 heading. Again* if 'ou )hooe to ue Le&el 4 or heading* at leat t+o of ea)h

heading le&el hould appear in the paper- 2ther+ie* if onl' one heading appear* 'our reader

#a' uetion the need for a heading at all- If 'ou find 'ourelf uetioning +hether or ho+ to

ue heading* )onider )onulting 'our intru)tor or )o##ittee )hair for hi or her input-

Level 1 Heading

APA )an ee# diffi)ult to #ater* (ut follo+ing the general rule (e)o#e eaier +ith

ue- The $riting ?enter alo offer nu#erou reour)e on it +e(ite and (' e#ail to help-

And o forth until the )on)luion--

Level 1 Heading

The )on)luion e)tion hould re)ap the #a9or point of 'our paper- Ho+e&er* perhap

#ore i#portantl'* the )on)luion hould alo interpret +hat 'ou ha&e +ritten and +hat it #ean

in the (igger pi)ture- To help +rite 'our )on)luding re#ar,* )onider a,ing 'ourelf thee

uetion: $hat do 'ou +ant to happen +ith the infor#ation 'ou ha&e pro&ided $hat do 'ou

+ant to )hange $hat i 'our ulti#ate goal in uing thi infor#ation $hat +ould it #ean if the

uggetion in 'our paper +ere ta,en and ued


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Referen)e

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Ale5ander* G-* Bonaparte* "- 6/008-


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