APA Internal Requirements

Style Requirments within Documentation 

• Use active voice, rather than passive voice.
• [For ENGL101 and ENGL102 papers, use only 3rd person voice.  Do not use 1st person (I, me, my, etc.) or 2nd person voice (you, us, we, etc.).]

APA Visual Samples

What is APA Format?

APA stands for the American Psychological Association, and it is the style of formatting used in the social science fields to stylize the look of the writing as well as the organization of the sources used within the writing.

You will need to check with your school to determine the formatting guidelines they wish you to follow.  Some schools have you follow the formatting style for the class you are attending.  For example, the field of English falls under the Humanities tier; therefore, if your school requires you to format your work according to the course you are attending, then you would format your work in MLA format.

APA Internal Writing Style

APA

Academic Essays Must Use the Guidance Below

For more interactive links to lessons on the content below, visit HERE

Style Requirements within Documentation 

Required Writing Style

• Use active voice, rather than passive voice.
• [For ENGL101 and ENGL102 papers, use only 3rd person voice.  Do not use 1st person (I, me, my, etc.) or 2nd person voice (you, us, we, etc.).]

MLA Sample Paper--always add a Title page to Liberty essays

MLA Sample Paper

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This resource contains a sample MLA paper that adheres to the 2016 updates. To download the MLA sample paper, select the MLA Sample Paper PDF file in the Media box above.

THIS SAMPLE DOES NOT SHOW A REQUIRED TITLE PAGE; HOWEVER, AT LIBERTY, ALL PAPERS REQUIRE TITLE PAGES, NO MATTER WHAT DOCUMENTATION STYLE YOU ARE USING.  See the link below to see the required title page for Liberty students who are using the MLA format.

Documentation Styles

There are three primary styles for documenting and citing sources of research: MLA, APA, and Turabian. Make sure you know which style your professor requires before completing your research.

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Citing Sources in MLA

·         Writing Center Guide for MLA formatting

·         MLA Citation Guide

·         MLA Documentation

·         MLA In-text Citations

·         MLA Works Cited Page

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Citing Sources in APA

·         Writing Center Guide for APA formatting

·         APA Citation Guide

·         APA Documentation: Name and Year

·         APA In-text Citations

·         APA References Page

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Citing Sources in Turabian

·         Writing Center Guide for Turabian formatting

·         Turabian Citation Guide

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Online Sources

·         Reading URLs

·         Assessing the Credibility of Online Sources

·         Documenting Internet Sources: MLA and APA Bibliographic Citations

·         Plagiarism

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Using Source Material

·         Punctuating Quotations

·         Using Paraphrases

·         Using Quotations

·         Introducing Quoted and Paraphrased Material

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Formatting Style Links

Formatting Styles

There are three primary styles for citing sources of research. Make sure you know which style your professor requires before completing your research.

AMA

AMA Citation Video

AMA Formatting - Quick Guide

APA

Writing Center Guide for APA formatting

APA Citation Guide

MLA

Writing Center Guide for MLA formatting

MLA Citation Guide

Turabian

Writing Center Guide for Turabian formatting

Turabian Citation Guide

https://www.liberty.edu/library/writing-tutorials/