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APA Paper specifics READ CAREFULLY

· Due on Thursday, April 14th by 11:59pm. Submit through the dropbox labeled “Paper” on D2L.

Late papers will not be accepted.

· Must follow APA guidelines. Some helpful sources: The handout on D2L, APA manual, and owl.english.purdue.edu

· If there are no in-text citations throughout the entire paper and/or no reference page it will result in automatic failure for the assignment

· Title page + 5 FULL pages of content + Reference page

-Abstract not required. If you do include an abstract, this will not count towards your 5 pages of content

-For each page short of 5 full pages there will be a deduction of 20 points (Half a page short results in a 10 point reduction).

· At least 5 sources and 3 must be scholarly references such as journals, books, and similar sources other than websites. These 3 scholarly references may be online format.

· 12 font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins

· Do not write in first person (I, me, we, etc.), rather write your paper in third person (he, she, they, the researcher, etc.)

· Try to summarize and paraphrase more than utilizing direct quotes. (In other words, avoid excessive direct quotations in your paper) You will have a higher matching score of the turnitin if you use too many quotes.

· Limit to 1 block quote (block quote is a direct quote of more than 40 words)

· Do not use Wikipedia as a source. Online blogs and forums are also not acceptable sources for a collegiate paper

· Plagiarism results in failure of the course (refer to course syllabus for more information).

-Example of plagiarism= Copy and paste from internet.

-Using someone else’s words without giving them credit (correct way: providing a citation with author’s last name, year of publication, and if it is a direct quote also include the exact page number from which the quote was derived).

-Self plagiarism- using a paper you wrote in another class

· The Turnitin tool in D2L is turned on for you to submit prior to paper submission. 20% or higher matching for turnitin will result in a zero on the paper and perhaps a zero in the course. You can submit to this as many times as you like. I will know the LAST