APA FORMAT 6TH EDITION

Please look at the below website on how to set your research paper up in Apa format.
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm

Sample Thesis Statements

E-coli contamination should not happen.

The causes of the Civil War were economic, social, and political.

The Simpsons represents the greatest animated show in the history of television.

The Simpsons treats the issues of ethnicity, family dynamics, and social issues effectively.

Often dismissed because it is animated, The Simpsons treats the issue of ethnicity more powerfully than did the critically praised All In The Family.

Although many parents of teens struggling with body image may blame television models and other such stars, these body issues and their disorders stem back to their daughters' younger days of pigtails and Barbies.

Despite their high-tech special effects, today's graphically violent horror movies do not convey the creative use of cinematography or the emotional impact that we saw in the classic horror films of the 1940s and 50s.

October 29, 2009

Read Chapter 4 of text.

Read over the following website for common errors when preparing a research paper in APA format.
http://www.aresearchguide.com/1steps.html

Discuss first drafts of our research paper.

View the list of common grammatical errors.
http://www.copyblogger.com/5-common-mistakes-that-make-you-look-dumb/

How to prepare a research paper.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foe4QHDLNdA

How to set up APA format in Microsoft Word 03.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-pKQp4aBOo&feature=related

Common errors in English usage.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html

October 1, 2009

Read Chapter 7 in our textbook. Work on citing your journals that you will be using in your research paper. Use APA format. Also note that all issue proposals are due today. Use the textbook and APA links given at the bottom of the blogspot for additional help.

September 24, 2009

Read Chapter 6 in A Sequence for Academic Writing Fourth Edition. By now you should have a topic and completed your thesis statements. Chapter 6 will help to strategize writing your issue proposal and research paper. Issue proposals are due next class, September 31, 2009. Please post to the blogspot or submit a hard copy. All documents should be written in proper APA format.

Tonight's class will be understanding how to write in APA format.
http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm
Use the website www.apa.org for all assistance with your issue proposals.

Also, please find five sholarly journals that you will be working with to write your research paper. Please have all journals cited in APA format for next class. Please feel free to contact me with any problems if you need assistance.

Thesis statements

Write a one- or two-sentence summary of the entire passage.The one- or two-sentence summary of the passage becomes the thesis. The thesis is the first sentence of the summary, and it includes the passage's subject and the claim that the author is making about that subject.

Writing Samples

Please submit 2-3 paragraphs on your plans after graduating from St. Joseph's College.