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APA Style
academic credibility/honesty
By: M. Hickey - Cawthra Park S.S.
Cawthra Park S. S. (sept 2008)
What is APA Style
Specifications for essays Provides specifics for the layout Provides specifics for citing other
resources
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Why Cite
Academic Honesty Give credit to those who earned it Give credibility to your paper If you don’t cite, you are plagiarising Plagiarising is cheating
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A Typical Paper
• 1"/2.5cm margins• double spaced• 12 point font• Times New Roman• every paragraph is
indented 1.3cm/.5”
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A Typical Paper (cont’d)
Note: Page 4, with subheading “Solutions” not shown.
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1st Step for Citing
• Entry for every resource used in the essay
• Double spaced• Title is “References"• New page• Hanging indent used
so second and subsequent lines are pushed in
• Very specific rules for each resource
• Alphabetical order by first item
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2nd Step for Citing
Place embedded citations throughout your essay wherever you use someone else's work
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The Tricky Part Formatting the citations
Citations are different for every type of resource Follow the formats and examples for the types
of materials you are using Use the Source It print guide Use Source It online (site at school only) http://
www.turnerfenton.com/Library/research/howto/
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References: Guiding Principles
Give as much information as possible Make sure your teacher can acquire
the resource If something is missing, leave it out Cite every resource you use DO NOT cite wikis Use reliable sources only
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References Basic Rules Author is first unless
there is no author Titles are in italics Date is second piece
of info, in brackets Indent the second
and subsequent lines
Place in alphabetical orderPeel Public Health. (2007). Healthy body
image: What is body image? Retrieved May 25, 2007, from http://www.region.peel.on.ca/health/commhlth/bodyimg/bintro.htm
Berg, F. M. (2001). Children and teens afraid to eat: Helping youth in today’s weight-obsessed world. Hettinger, ND: Healthy Weight Network.
Fenlon, B. (2007, March 28). Child-obesity epidemic spurs call for trans-fat ban. Globe & Mail. Retrieved May 27, 2007,
from Infotrac database
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Producer). (2007, April). Fashion and the dangerously thin. On CBC – TV news in review April 2007 [DVD]. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Producer.
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Embedded Citation
Check details in "Source It." Include one for every resource. Place it in brackets. Provide the first piece of information from
the References page Provide the page number if available. Provide the date
(Fenlon, March 28, 2007, p.A1) (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, April 2007) (Peel Public Health, 2007) (Berg, 2001, p.18)