AP Lang: Citations by Ms. O'Connor

Purdue Owl: APA

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 00:29:18 UTC

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

APA Format: References

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 00:29:46 UTC

PLEASE NOTE: HANGING INDENT IS MISSING

BOOK

Lowry, L. (1993). The giver. New York, NY: Random House.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Berlin, D. (1985). Tactile stimulation and interhemispheric communication by learning disabled children: an exploratory study [Electronic version]. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 60(3), 731-736.

WEBPAGE

American Association of School Librarians. (2007). Standards for the 21st-Century learner. In American Library Association . Retrieved December 8, 2013.

NEWSPAPER

Wilson, L. (2013, December 5). Prison storytelling project transforms lives, educates the community. Episcopal News Service. Retrieved December 8, 2013

APA Format: Internal Citations

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 00:29:52 UTC

Remember: each citation needs to be supported. Don't just drop it.

OWL Note: APA style requires authors to use the past tense or present perfect tense when using signal phrases to describe earlier research, for example, Jones (1998) found or Jones (1998) has found...

Examples:

O'Connor (2017) noted that her lesson about citations was backed by the cheers of excited students.

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She stated, "There are many who think citation lessons are a bore; regardless it is a very important part of academics" (O'Connor, 2017, p.7).

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O'Connor (2017) supported her reasoning with personal experience noting "The students I teach in college courses struggle with following citation rules, which makes for confusing papers" (p.8).

APA: American Psychological Association

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 00:29:58 UTC

Used with Social Sciences (studies that focus on the relationships between individuals and society)

Social sciences include anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, library science, cultural studies, communication studies, history*, education, linguistics.

Online Citation Tool

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 00:33:20 UTC

http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php

http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-book

MLA Only:

http://www.easybib.com/
*If you are using easybib, I recommend inputting the information manually.

Purdue Owl: MLA

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 00:33:24 UTC

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/1/

MLA: Modern Language Association

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 00:33:28 UTC

Used with liberal arts and humanities (studies that focus on studying human culture)

Humanities include languages, literature, philosophy, religion, and the arts.

Sometimes some social sciences like anthropology and history are considered a humanity.

MLA Example: Internal Citations

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 00:33:32 UTC

OWL NOTE: Any source information that you provide in-text must correspond to the source information on the Works Cited page. More specifically, whatever signal word or phrase you provide to your readers in the text, must be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of the corresponding entry in the Works Cited List.

Examples:

O'Connor stated that citations are a "necessary part of creating a paper that reads with authority" (9).
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Strong research papers "showcase a variety of perspectives, taking the reader down the road of discovery alongside the researcher" (O'Connor 10).

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O'Connor constantly worked to provide students with an understanding of the importance of formatting (11).

MLA Format: Works Cited

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 00:33:35 UTC

PLEASE NOTE: HANGING INDENT IS MISSING

BOOK

Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Random House,1993.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Berlin, David. "Tactile Stimulation and Interhemispheric communication by learning disabled children:an exploratory study."Perceptual and Motor Skills 60.3 (1985): 731-36. ERIC. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.

WEBPAGE DOCUMENT

"Standards for the 21st-Century Learner." American Library Association . ALA, 2007. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.

NEWSPAPER

Wilson, Lynette. "Prison storytelling project transforms lives, educates the community." Episcopal News Service 5 Dec. 2013. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.

Consistent between styles

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 03:16:27 UTC

The period goes AFTER the in-text citation, unless you are using a block quote (see side panels)

Your final manuscript should be about 10% quoted material; quote what is essential only.

Block Quotes: MLA

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 05:14:07 UTC

Block quote when you are citing more than four typed lines. Your parenthetical citation should come AFTER the closing punctuation mark; there is no period after the parenthetical citation.

Block Quotes: APA

mackoconnor — 2017-12-04 05:16:21 UTC

Use a block quote when you are citing a quotation more than 40 words.Your parenthetical citation should come AFTER the closing punctuation mark; there is no period after the parenthetical citation.

No page numbers in your electronic source?

mackoconnor — 2023-05-22 16:34:26 UTC

"If page numbers are not available, use par. or pars. to denote paragraph numbers. Use these in place of the p. or pp. abbreviation. Par. would be used for a single paragraph, while pars. would be used for a span of two or more paragraphs."