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Category

Points

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Description

1. Running head

10 points

5%

Type 2 correct running heads (one for title page and one for subsequent pages) using correct capitalization, alignment, and punctuation.

2. Byline and institutional affiliation

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Using correct alignment and capitalization, type your byline and institutional affiliation in the box to the right.

Indicate the page number and reference point (section number) in the manual where information about this may be located.

3. Margins

10 points

5%

Give the setting for margins in the body of the paper and the Reference page.

4. Line spacing and typeface

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Identify the line spacing for the title, body of the paper, and Reference page. Identify the preferred typeface font and size.

Indicate the page numbers and reference points in the manual where information about this may be located.

5. Headings

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Define headings and explain how headings are formatted.

Indicate the page numbers and reference points in the manual where information about this may be located.

6. Commas

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Explain the rule for comma use within a sentence containing a series of items. In the example provided, insert commas appropriately.

Indicate the page number and reference point in the manual where information about this may be located.

7. Citations

10 points

5%

Define a citation and describe how it is formatted. Identify when to use “and” to join author names and when to use an ampersand (&) in citations.

8. Quotations

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Describe how quotations are formatted and cited.

Indicate the page numbers and reference points in the manual where information about this may be located.

9. Secondary source citation

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Demonstrate a correct secondary source citation using the information provided.

Indicate the page number and reference point in the manual where information about this may be located.

10. Citation and reference

10 points

5%

Describe the relationship between what is cited and what is on the References page.

11. Reference italics

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Describe what portions of a reference for a book and a reference for a journal article are italicized.

Indicate the page numbers and reference points in the manual where information about this may be located.

12. Author information on the reference page

10 points

5%

Using the information provided, demonstrate the correct author information that would appear on the reference page.

13. Letter case in article titles on reference page

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Describe when to use uppercase and lowercase letters in the title of an article on the reference page.

Indicate the page number and reference point in the manual where information about this may be located.

14. Reference page format for periodical

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Type the general reference format using the format requested.

Indicate the page number and reference point in the manual where information about this may be located.

15. Reference examples by type

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Identify the page and section number where examples by type of reference begin in the APA Manual. Explain how you will use this section.

Indicate the page number and reference point in the manual where information about this may be located.

16. Entire paper location

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Identify the location of the miniature paper in the APA Manual. Describe how you can use this miniature paper to help you write your papers.

Indicate the page number and reference point in the manual where information about this may be located.

17. DOI number

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Define a doi number and where you will use it when writing a paper.

Indicate the page number and reference point in the manual where information about this may be located.

18. Referring to author: tense

6 points answer

4 points location

5%

Choose which example is correct when referring to an author in the body of the paper.

Indicate the page number and reference point in the manual where information about this may be located.

19. Gender-biased language

10 points

5%

Describe ways to avoid gender-biased language in scholarly writing.

20. Abbreviations

10 points

5%

Describe the rules for properly using abbreviations the first time and subsequent times in the body of the paper.

Total

200 points

100%

A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.