1. RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS
APA Format
RESEARCH PAPER REQUIREMENTS

2. TITLE PAGE
Running head: THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION The Articles of Confederation Your Name Springfield High School

3. IN-TEXT CITATIONS SHORT QUOTATIONS SUMMARY OR PARAPHRASE
According to Jones (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).
SUMMARY OR PARAPHRASE
According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners.

4. REFERENCE LIST SINGLE AUTHOR BOOK ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE (ONLINE)
Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE (ONLINE)
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number, page range. Retrieved from
DON’T FORGET- ALPHABETICAL BY AUTHOR
INDENT THE 2ND/3RD LINES OF YOUR REFERENCE

5. PAGE NUMBERS
PAGE NUMBERS SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF EACH PAGE.

6. OTHER REQUIREMENTS MIN. 6 SOURCES DOUBLE-SPACED 12 PT FONT
TIMES NEW ROMAN
1” MARGINS
5-6 PAGES IN LENGTH (DOES NOT INCLUDE TITLE PAGE!)
IF ANY OF THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET- YOU WILL RECEIVE THE PAPER BACK TO FIX AND LOSE 25 POINTS.
IF YOU NEED HELP OR HAVE A QUESTION- ASK!!