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APA Template Assignment

Due: Friday, September 24 by 6PM.

Purpose: After completing this assignment you will be able to format and create the pages of an essay according to APA formatting. You will have a template to refer to when writing essays.

Your resources for this project:

· WRTG 101: APA Guide (7th ed.)

· Purdue OWL website (Google “APA” & “OWL” and it will bring you to the site) or use the link under the tab “APA Resources” in the course site

· “True North” (Leadership 301 book by Bill George) – it is available in the TWU library as an ebook

Instructions:

1. Refer to WRTG 101: APA Guide (7th ed.) and/or OWL Purdue and create a template for a Personal Response essay.

2. APA 7th ed. permits you to use several different types of font. For the APA template assignment and for all three essays that you will write for the course, use Times New Roman font, font size twelve.

3. The template will be 3 pages: a title page, paragraph page (writing page), and a References page. Pay attention to all details of formatting, including the title page layout, the page numbering, the margins, paper size, and line spacing (NOTE: No Abstract or Appendix page is required; No subheadings required)

4. On the paragraph page (writing page): Your Personal Response essay will be on chapter one in the book True North by Bill George. Write a summary/background of Bill George (5-6 sentences): his education, work experience, achievements, and philosophy of leadership. You must include at least 2 APA citation references in the paragraph (at least two paraphrased quotes – one from the book and one from another source). I have uploaded the pdf of chapter four for you to use; please use this edition (2015). You will also need to do additional research online from other sources.

5. In your template, Set up your References page. Include 2 references. Make sure to list the sources in alphabetical order. Do not forget to be extremely careful with names (use family names for author entries, not given names), spelling, and punctuation (e.g. correct use of periods, commas, and italics). Don’t forget to correctly cross-reference your citations and references.

6. Upload your template to the Turnitin APA Template drop box on the assigned date. The template will be graded for correct APA formatting, citations, and referencing.

If you are able to access youtube videos in your country, here is a link to a helpful video on setting up an APA template: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrh5OC3T6dc

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION ON APA AND THE GRADING RUBRIC

APA Style Formatting Fact Sheet

Title Page: Should include the title of the paper, your name, the university, course name, professor, and date. The page number should appear in the top right hand corner.

General Format: Your essay should be typed, double-spaced on “Letter” (not A4) size paper (8.5” x 11”) with 1 inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides. The title of your paper should appear on the first page of the essay centered at the top in 12 pt. Times New Roman font (no bold, underline, or italics)

Font: 12 pt. Times New Roman.

Pagination: A page number should appear on every page (including the title page) on the top right side of the page. The page number should be a ½ inch from the top of the page.

Indentation/Margins/Spacing: All new paragraphs should be indented a 1/2 inch (one tab space). The margins should be “align text left” (not “justified”), and the ENTIRE essay should be double-spaced only, including references (no extra space between paragraphs or references)

Reference List:

· Your reference list appears at the end of your essay on a separate sheet of paper with the title References (not bolded, underlined, or italicized) centred at the top of the paper.

· References should be put in alphabetical order according to the last name of each author or the name of the publication organization.

· All lines after the first line of each reference should be indented a 1/2 inch (one tab space) from the left margin. They should also be double spaced like the rest of the paper.

· If you have more than one article/publication from the same author/organization, these should be placed in order of the year of publication, earliest first.

[Sample- APA Template]

Title Page:

Writing Page:

References Page:

APA Template Setup Checklist

Header

1. Set the page number in the header □

2. Manually enter the page number on the first page □

3. Manually enter the title on p.2 onward as: TITLE OF YOUR ESSAY □

4.

Margins and Line Spacing

1. Margins are 2.54 cm (1 inch) on all sides (top, bottom, left, right) □

2. Make sure the line space is set to 2.0 □

3. Ensure there is no extra spacing before/after paragraphs by checking in the line spacing options □

4. Check that the margins are “Align Text Left” (not “Justify”) □

5. All paragraphs should be indented one “Tab” space in the first line. □

Font

1. Select Times New Roman font (unless your professor asks for a different font) □

2. Make sure the font size is 12 point □

3. Make sure the font color is black. If you copy/paste anything from another source,

ensure the font color does not change to grey. □

Page size

1. Make sure page size settings are “Letter” (21.59cm X 27.9cm), not A4 (21 cm X 27.9cm) □

References

1. Make sure to enter references by family name or website/organization first □

2. Ensure that every line after the first is indented □

3. References should all be double-spaced similar to the rest of the essay

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WRTG 101 APA Template Rubric

Name: Final Grade: /100
A. Formatting: /40
1	Margins (1 inch or 2.54cm on all sides—top/bottom/left/right)
2	Left-hand margin alignment (margins should ALWAYS be “Align-text left”, not “Justified”)
3	Paper size 8.5 inches by 11 inches (“Letter” size paper, not “A4”)
4	Page numbers begin on title page (in the top, right corner)
5	All header information is on the same line (Title and page number, including all header info. on the first page)
6	Title page contains all necessary information in the correct place - title, essay type, student name, university name
7	Title appears centred at the top of p.2 (the first writing page), and is not in all capital letters. The rest of the information begins with one extra line-spacing.
8	Font is “Times New Roman”, 12 point & consistent (always black color, no bold/underline, italics only in references)
9	Line spacing – double or 2.0 (including all of the references!)
10	No extra line spacing (especially between paragraphs—make sure to check line spacing options)
11	Paragraphs are indented one tab space for the first line
B. Citations: /30
1	The required number of citations for the assignment appear in the essay. At least one reference is from the book True North and one reference from another source.
2	At least one citation appears in the background paragraph immediately after the first or second sentence. Quotes must be paraphrased.
3	Parenthesis (brackets) are correctly used.
4	In-text citations use the author, or if no author, the institution or title (in that order).
5	If author is used, the family name is used in the citation (not given name)
6	Citation does not include author initial (Author, Year), NOT (Author, I., Year)
7	In-text citations include the year, or if no year, the letters n.d.
8	In-text citations are correct in every other way (punctuation, capitalization, spacing and correct placement)
9	Citations correctly match the corresponding reference according to first word of the entry and year (cross-referenced)
C. Referencing: /30
1	Includes a References page (with correct title References, not Reference)
2	Sources on the reference page are placed in alphabetical order (Entered by last name, organization, or title)
3	References include all necessary information (Author/Organization, Year, Title, etc.)
4	References are correct for their source type (Book, Website, or Magazine/Journal Article)
5	References longer than one line are indented one tab space after the first line
6	References include careful punctuation and capitalization
7	References follow APA carefully (TNR Font, Double-Spaced, Correct Margins)
8	References correctly match the corresponding citation in the essay (cross-referenced)
9	If a name is used, the name is correctly written as Family name (not given name), initial (i.e. Kielstra, N.)
10	Information in the reference is placed in correct order