APA FORTMATTING AND IDENTIFYING A TOPIC AND INCORRECT APA USAGE

Part 1: Instructions

Let’s imagine you are now a college instructor. Congratulations! Now it’s time to start grading papers. A student has submitted an essay which has used secondary sources but has not acknowledged the various authors.

• For your initial prompt, provide an example of your feedback to the student. This feedback should fully describe the issue and explain why it is a problem.
• Then, outline a plan of action for the student to follow in order to re-submit their essay. You may use bullet points to outline your plan to the student.

Part 2: Identify Topics and Explore Plagiarism

Evaluation Title: Identifying a Topic and Incorrect APA Usage

The first part of this assignment will assist you in identifying a topic which you will use for other assignments in the course. The second part of the assignment helps you understand and explain what constitutes plagiarism.

Please download the Assignment worksheet below, follow the directions, and answer the questions on the worksheet. 

Your assignment submission should be a Word document that fully adheres to the instructions listed above.