Academic Writing

Read the citations and determine which one correctly uses APA formatting.

• Shanihan & Lonigan support the use of Response to Intervention (RTI) for struggling learners (2013).

• Shanihan & Lonigan (2013) support the use of Response to Intervention (RTI) for struggling learners.

• Shanihan & Lonigan: 2013 support the use of Response to Intervention (RTI) for struggling learners.

• Shanihan & Lonigan support the use of Response to Intervention (RTI) for struggling learners.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Read the following text and determine whether or not APA formatting was used correctly: According to Elliot & Grigorenko (2014), "Individuals with dyslexia cannot be identified purely on the basis of their having an identifiable phonological or some other cognitive deficit."

• Correct

• Incorrect

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The following text incorrectly uses APA formatting. Determine what is incorrect:

Learners with anxiety may exhibhit learned helplessness more often than learners without anxiety (Byrnes & Wasik).

• The citation goes at the beginning of the sentence.

• The citation is missing a page number.

• The citation should use "and" instead of the "&" symbol.

• The citation is missing the date.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Given the information below, determine which choice accurately uses APA formatting.

Authors cited for the SECOND time: Kate Cain, Donald L. Compton, Rauno K. Parilla

Date: 2017 Page #: 57

Direct Quote: Semantic information is most typically talked about in beginning readers as related morphological information contained in words.

• Parilla et al. (2017) maintain that "Semantic information is most typically talked about in beginning readers as related morphological information contained in words" (p. 57).

• Cain et al. (2017) maintain that "Semantic information is most typically talked about in beginning raeders as related morphological information contained in words (p. 57)."

• "Semantic informatoin is most typically talked about in beginning readers as related morphological information contained in words" (Cain, Compton, & Parilla).

• Cain et al. (2017) maintain that "Semantic information is typically talked about in beginning readers as related morphological information contained in words."

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or False?

You do not need to include the page number when directly quoting an author or authors.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Blogs are acceptable references to use in academic compositions.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

TRUE OR FALSE?

Reading before writing is part of the planning stage of writing.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

TRUE OR FALSE?

Copying and pasting another author's work is acceptable as long as you include their work in the reference list.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9