APA Writing Style for Middle School Students

What does APA stand for?

• short for Apple application

• American Psychological Association

• Advanced Professional Association

What is APA Writing Style?

• A software program that writes essays for you.

• An Apple writing app

• a formal structure for writing research papers

What is plagiarism?

• Failing to give credit to the original author

• When you write a paragraph in your own words

• When you fail to use the proper computer software to write a paper

What is a citation?

• A failure to credit an author for their words

• A way to properly credit an author for their words in a research paper

• A ticket you receive if you run a red light.

What do citations include?

• author's name and title of publication

• website url only

• author's name, title, date, publisher, web address

What are the 2 types of citations?

• in-text citations and end-of-paper citations

• primary and secondary citations

• formal and informal citations

What is a thesis?

• A concluding argument

• The essay writer's point of view

• A statement supported by research (topic + your opinion)

Why do you think you should learn APA Writing Style?

• APA is the universal writing format used in high school and college

• APA writing style will land me a great job

• APA will not be taught in high school or college

What does DOI stand for?

• Digital filtering system

• Digital Object Identifier

• A digital platform for writers

Name the 2 most commonly used research style formats

• Chicago and APA

• Turabian and MLA

• APA and MLA