1. APA Style You will be tested on this. Take notes.

2. What is it? APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. You will use this is the majority of your courses, excluding English.

3. Highlights Your essay should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. You should use a clear font that is highly readable. APA recommends using 12 pt. Times New Roman font. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

4. Highlights Include a page header (also known as the "running head") at the top of every page. Page numbers on the upper RIGHT on each page.

5. Highlights Your essay should include four major sections: the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References. For our paper you will not have to have an Abstract page.

6. Title Page The title page should contain the title of the paper, the author's name, and the institutional affiliation. Include the page header (described above) flush left with the page number flush right at the top of the page. Running Head here Pg. # (This part is centered. Don’t use “by”) My Paper’s Title Here Kelly Colebank Briar Woods High School

7. Body of the Paper Your paper MUST be three complete pages. The writing must hit the bottom of the third page or you will lose points. You may go over three pages, but the limit is 4. I will NOT read past page 4 and you will lose points.

8. Body of the Paper You will need to include citations for each and every fact that did NOT come from your head. In some cases the majority of your paper will be only citations because you are using someone else’s ideas to back up yours. That is acceptable. However, the entire paper can’t be just copy pasta.

9. Plagiarism Each time you fail to cite, or even cite improperly you are technically committing plagiarism. I will be taking off points each time you cite something improperly. If you do not cite your paper will fail. You will have the option to re-do, but be aware each time you re-do your letter grade automatically drops. For example, you turn in sloppy, plagiarized work. You can only re-do for a high grade of a B. You turn in again with still mistakes, then the highest grade you can get at that point will be a C, and so on. Four tries and then you just fail it. Don’t be sloppy. Do it right.

10. Plagiarism – 6 Consequences Destroyed Student Reputation Plagiarism allegations can cause a student to be suspended or expelled. Their academic record can reflect the ethics offense, possibly causing the student to be barred from entering college from high school or another college. http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of-plagiarism

11. Plagiarism 5 Destroyed Professional Reputation A professional business person, politician, or public figure may find that the damage from plagiarism follows them for their entire career. http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of- plagiarism

12. Plagiarism 4 Destroyed Academic Reputation The consequences of plagiarism have been widely reported in the world of academia. Once scarred with plagiarism allegations, an academic’s career can be ruined. http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of-plagiarism

13. Plagiarism 3 Legal Repercussions The legal repercussions of plagiarism can be quite serious. Copyright laws are absolute. One cannot use another person’s material without citation and reference. An author has the right to sue a plagiarist. http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of-plagiarism

14. Plagiarism 2 Money You can be sued for cash money when you plagiarize someone. They can claim you are taking away their livelihood. Which you are.

15. Plagiarism 1 Research If you plagiarize your research, especially in the medical field you could be endangering someone’s life with your inability to perform the task at hand. http://www.ithenticate.com/resources/6-consequences-of-plagiarism

16. References page This page goes at the end. Double spaced Hanging indent Alpha order It is titled References, not Works Cited.

17. Reference Page Here’s the big hint: Your computer will do a lot of the formatting for you on the reference page. There are tabs at the top of you screen that say reference. Follow their directions. But – always check to be sure it was done properly.

18. References Angeli, E., Wagner, J., Lawrick, E., Moore, K., Anderson, M., Soderlund, L., & Brizee, A. (2010, May 5). General format. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/re source/560/01/ 6 Consequences of Plagiarism 2016, retrieved from http://www.ithenticate.com/resources /6-consequences-of-plagiarism