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APA Citations

• References In-Text

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The Basics

• What are citations?
• A way for the researcher to credit others for
  information and ideas that are not his or her own
• A way to avoid plagiarism and maintain
  credibility
• What types of citations are there?
• For APA, there are References citations and
  parenthetical (AKA in-text) citations

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References

• References
• APA term for the resources/texts you used in your
  research and included in your paper
• Very specific formatting required
• Depending on genre of text you used, you must
  include certain information about it in the
  correct order, in the correct format
• Example http//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resourc
  e/747/12/

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Parenthetical/In-text Citations

• In addition to the References, parenthetical/in-te
  xt citations are also required to avoid
  plagiarism
• These citations are found within the paper itself
• At the end of each sentence that includes a fact,
  idea, paraphrase, plot reference, etc. from a
  source
• Before the period in the sentence
• Usually consists of author last name, year, page
  number
• Example (Abernethy, 2013, p. 201).
• You MUST have these to get ANY credit on a paper.
  Otherwise, its plagiarismeven with a References
  page.

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Why in-text/parenthetical citation?

• Relays to the reader where each point of
  information originates
• Can direct readers to the sources on References
  for their further reading/education
• Supports your credibility as a researcher
• Supports your thesis and therefore your analysis
• Note Your thesis statement will address the
  answer to your research essential question.

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What do I do after finding sources?

• Reminder
• Access formatting help Purdue OWL (APA)
• Locate general pages on both References and
  in-text citation for formatting basics
• Access the information by genre for each of your
  sources to help perfect entries in References
• Create References as soon as you know you will
  use that source (Before taking notes!)
• When you do take notes, write down the page
  number that you found each fact from (you will
  need this for your in-text citations)