2.2.2 Avoiding Plagiarism (b): Citations

IEF (informal early feedback) results summary

Outline of this lesson:

• Recognize and learn to use APA (American Psychological Association) citation style
• Integrate in-text citations and create a list of references following the APA citation guide

A. Warm-up exercise:

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Read 4 different examples of in-text citations. Which of the 4 in-text citation(s) do you think is/are correct? If there is anything you want to change, what would you change?
(source: Purdue OWL)

Citation style for research papers (Long Island University)

Purdue OWL
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Make consistent use of only ONE citation style in every paper you write.


B. APA citation style

1. introduction to APA

APA stands for American Psychological Association and is the most frequently used citation format in the social sciences

APA regulates in-text citations and references (list of sources found at the end of a paper)

Purdue OWL: APA General Format

Questions:

• What information is usually included when citing other sources in your writing?
• What information is at the beginning of a citation?
• What information is at the end of a citation? 
• What information is at the end of a paper? How is it organized?

2. Practice in pairs: about APA

Student A
Student B


C. In-text citation practice

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D. APA Reference List Worksheet 

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E. Homework

1. Read article #2 & #3 before next class.
2. Practice using the APA format for article #1, #2 and #3