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Title [include in header on each page]Your NameCourse Number and TitleAcademic Quarter and YearInstructor's Name[To the Student: Notes such as this in red text comprise guiding information that may be deleted once they have served to assist in the development of this assignment. Additional helpful information on writing in APA style is available at <;. Once you develop your first draft, please rename this file according to this convention: "Last name, first initial Concentration Proposal Draft date," e.g., "Smith, J. ANTH 201 Research Essay Draft 2-16-12" might be the new file name.]Abstract[The abstract is a summary of the essence of a report and should be written after the paper is complete. It should include the following: .1) why the work was done (the basic problem), the specific purpose or objective, and the scope of the work if that is relevant; 2) how the work was done, the test methods or means of investigation; and 3) what was found-the results, conclusions, and recommendations. it should not 1) make references to material in the text, 2) lose the message by burying the methods, results, conclusions, and recommendations in a sea of words, or 3) be written before the rest of the report. A length of from 75 to 100 words is sufficient.]Your Title Goes Here[This template contains pre-settings for the essential features of APA format: margins, indentations, font, line spacing, and widow/orphan control. To use this template, select "File--Save As" and save the template under a new name. Then use type-over insertions to replace the header, information block, and title. Finally, replace the text in the body of the template by using type-over insertions, or delete the body text in blocks. (Hint: Leave the sample block quotation in place to preserve its paragraph indentation as a model. Use type-over insertions in the bibliography to preserve the hanging indentations.) Here, then, is a sample block quotation:A quotation that occupies more than four typed lines should be indented five spaces from the left margin. In a student paper, a block quotation may be single or double spaced, without quotation marks at the beginning and end of the quoted material. Its right margin should be set at 1". Its parenthetical citation should be placed after the block's last item of punctuation. (Smith, 1988, p. 16)I suggest printing this template to make sure that your printer is properly configured to produce an APA page. It should produce no more than 27 lines per page, plus the header. The text block should be surrounded by 1" margins on all four sides. Each page should have a manuscript page header, not to be confused with the "running head."][Note: Your research essay should address a main topic and contain a thesis statement (often consisting of one or two sentences including your main topic and an assertion). These may be identified in the introduction to your paper. The subpoints you address may then be developed in the body of your paper. In the conclusion you will summarize and conclude your essay.]Introduction: The introduction should be one paragraph. It should introduce the topic and main idea and preview the rest of your essay. The introduction will also include your thesis statement.Body: The body is generally made up of three elements of from one to several paragraphs. Each element supports and develops (adds detail to) your main idea. To guide your reader, each body paragraph should begin with a clear topic sentence (and also logically lead to the subsequent paragraph, etc.).Conclusion: The conclusion is one paragraph. It summarizes the body paragraphs and concludes the essay. Here you may restate the main idea of your essay, or your thesis statement, summarize the three subpoints of your essay and leave the reader with an interesting final impression.]References [All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation. The references also should be alphabetized and follow the guidelines of APA style as indicated at <;. An example entry is included below. An additional helpful resource is the NoodleTools Express citation generator which is available at <;.]Doe, J. Q. (1999, 12 August). Title of an article. Title of a Magazine, 212, 23. ................
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