LAC Style Guide Presentation

LAC Formatting and Style Guide:

LAC Formatting and Style Guide

LAC Style Guide:

LAC Style Guide My Tool Kit

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Style Guide Sample Essay Sample Title page AND Template to Create Title Page

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Format for papers Typed Double-spaced 1 inch margins 12-pt font Title page Header and page # on each page in upper right corner

Your paper should include::

Your paper should include: Title Page Main body of essay References page

Title Page:

Title Page Title of the Paper Your Name LA College International Course Number and Course Name Date

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In-text Citations: Basics Whenever you use a source—paraphrased, quoted, or summarized--provide in parenthesis: the author’s name and the date of publication for quotations and close paraphrases, provide a page number as well In-text citations help readers locate the cited source in the References section of the paper.

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In-text Citations: Format for a summary or paraphrase There are several formats for a summary or paraphrase: provide the author’s last name and the year of publication in parenthesis after a summary or a paraphrase, e.g. Example: Though feminist studies focus solely on women‘s experiences , they err by collectively perpetuating the masculine-centered impressions ( Fussell , 1975). Note how the period goes on the outside of the parentheses.

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In-text Citations: Format for a summary or paraphrase formats for a summary or paraphrase (cont’d): If you mention the author’s name in your sentence, directly following the author’s name you put the year of publication in parentheses. For example: Recently , the history of warfare has been significantly revised by Smith (2010), to include women’s personal and cultural responses to battle and its resultant traumatic effects.

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In-text Citations: Quotations There are two main ways to format a quotation: First : provide the author’s last name, the year of publication, and page number (if available) in parentheses directly after the quote. Example: “Two thirds of the population below poverty level are children” (Smith, 2010, p. 1). Note how the period goes on the outside of the parentheses.

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In-text Citations: Quotations, Cont’d Second : if you mention the author in the text, directly after the author’s name, you put the year of publication in parentheses, and if available provide the page number after the quotation. Example: Dr. Gerard Smith (2010) stated, “Two thirds of the population below poverty level are children” (p. 1). Note how the period goes on the outside of the parentheses.

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In-text Citations: No Author – Website/Organization The rules are the same for websites and organizations. First : provide the website or organization name and the year of publication in parentheses directly after the quote. Example: “Glaciers are melting at a rate of 200 square miles every month” (globalwarming.com, 2010). Note: Don’t just type the website address ( www.globalwarming.com ) – that isn’t a correct citation.

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In-text Citations: No Author – Website/Organization, Cont’d. Second : if you mention the website/organization in the text, directly after the name, you put the year of publication in parentheses. Example: The World Conservation Network (2010) stated, “By the year 2015, over half of the world’s arctic animal population will be endangered or extinct.”

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References Page Center the title– References -- at the top of the page Double-space reference entries Flush left the first line of the entry and indent subsequent lines (hanging indent) Alphabetize the references!

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References: Basics Invert authors’ names (last name first followed by initials). Alphabetize reference list entries the last name of the first author of each work. Capitalize only the first letter of the first word of a title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns. Capitalize all major words in journal titles. Italicize titles of longer works such as books and journals. Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays in edited collections.

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References: Books Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work . Location: Publisher. Example : Calfee , R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication . Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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References: Magazine/Newspaper Articles Author Last Name, First initial. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical , volume number (issue number), pages. Example : Henry, W. A.. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today's schools. Time, 135 , 28-31. Schultz , S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies . The Country Today , pp. 1A, 2A.

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References: Websites Online articles follow the same guidelines for printed articles. Include all information the online host makes available, including an issue number in parentheses. Provide a retrieval date. Author, A. or Organization Name. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number (issue number if available). Retrieved month day, year, (if necessary) from http :// www.address.com/

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References: Websites, Cont’d. Example Bernstein, M. (2002). 10 tips on writing the living Web. A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 149 . Retrieved May 2, 2006, from http ://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving American Dental Association. (2010). New link between dental hygiene and life expectancy. Retrieved on October 13, 2010 from http://www.ada.com

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