The title of the reference list is References You may be required to include an Appendix as well. So, you will include the title of the essay centered on the first line of the main body. Headers, however, are expected in lab reports.Īt a high school level, there are general three sections to your paper: Title page, Main body, and Reference list. In most high school papers your teachers will not expect you to use headers to separate the sections of your paper.
Keep your writing clear, concise, and bias-free. In a formal essay, never write in the first person (me, I, my). Do not use contractions (which means that you will NEVER use the word it’s in an essay/research project). In right corner include the page number – start on 1. **Note on the rest of the pages, remove the words “Running head” but keep the title in block letters”). Running head: TITLE OF THE PAPER (use block letters). Title of the Paper (should not be more than 12 words long and can take up 2 lines if needed). Information should be centered and in the top half of the page, center each of the following lines:. Title page (see the APA Checklist for an example): Use quotation marks when referring to titles of shorter works in your paper (articles, webpages, short stories). Use italics for the titles of longer works referred to in your paper (books, websites, movies). Capitalize all words that are four letters long or longer. Titles in the text are treated differently than in the reference page:. Remove extra spaces between paragraphs. Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch. Set all margins to 1 inch on all sides (2.54 cm.) – “Normal” margins. All papers are typed on A4 size paper (210mm x 297mm). Teachers may adapt these guidelines for their own purposes. 
The consistency allows the teacher to focus on the student’s work and not on the look of the paper.
Teachers ask students to format their papers in the same style so both the writer and reader are not distracted by style choices a student may make. This guide will review the general format of a research paper, in-text citations, and the Reference page. Many students will use APA formatting at university.
APA formatting is often used in the sciences, social sciences (psychology, economics, sociology), business, and health fields.
APA STYLE PAPER MANUAL
This guide is based on the 6th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
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