2Q L3. Learning Exercise 3. (Team work) Differentiate the three styles of writing by completing the table. (54 pts) Team A
Indicators APA MLA CSW
Always format the text Align the text flush left. Justify all text to the left flush left. Do not use If your word processor, (excluding indentions), Alignment the “full justify” feature such as Microsoft but you may also use on your word Word, has a “full ragged justification or processor’s toolbar justify” setting, which use full (block) because this will spread spreads the text and justification. If you opt the text fully across the aligns it both left and for full justification, you paper and align right, do not use it. must make sure that sentences both left and Leave the text ragged you space minimally right. on the right side. between words and you hyphenate text properly and moderately. Your word processing software should allow you to comply with these two guidelines for full justification, except if you have many multi- syllable big words in your paper.
APA Style calls for a 12- MLA Style calls for a 12- Turabian recommends point font size, along point font size, along using a font that is both Font with an easily readable with an easily readable readable and readily font such as Times New font such as Times New available to most Roman. Roman. people such as Times New Roman or Arial. Times New Roman font size should be no smaller than 12-point and Arial no smaller than 10-point. Indent paragraphs You will need to indent Each new paragraph within the primary text the first line of any uses a 1/2" indent for Indentions of the paper one-half paragraph by one-half paragraphs, block inch if using a word inch from the left quotes and hanging processing program or margin. If you are not (bibliography) indents. indent five to seven using word processing spaces in if typing on a software, indent by five typewriter. However, spaces. do not indent in these unique circumstances: the abstract, block quotations, figure captions, notes, reference list entries, table titles, and titles or headings.
Use 1-inch margins on All four sides of the Use the standard 1-inch all four sides of the MLA paper--- top, margin on all four sides Margins paper: top, bottom, bottom, right, and left-- of your paper. right and left. Old rules - require a margin of 1 However, if you are required 1.5-inch inch. The only items going to bind your margins, but these that should appear paper on the left side, rules are now obsolete. outside the margin are then you can use a the page numbers. wider left margin.
Use regular white, 20- Use standard, 20- Use standard 20-pound pound bond paper that pound white paper that regular white bond Page type has measurements of measures 8.5 by 11 paper that is 8.5 by 11 8.5 by 11 inches. If inches. inches. printing from a computer, use an inkjet or laser printer to print the paper; if you must use a tractor-feed printer, make sure to tear off the pinhole borders from the sides of the paper.
In most cases, use Follow all standard Commas and periods
single space after all punctuation marks with are almost always Punctuations common punctuation just one space, placed before a closing marks, such as periods, including colons, quotation mark. Other commas, colons, and commas, periods, and standard marks of semicolons. There are semicolons. Some sentence punctuation three exceptions to this instructors still refer like semicolons, colons, norm: (1) do not use a the old rule of using question marks, space after periods two spaces after exclamation points, inside an abbreviation, periods that end and dashes go before such as when writing sentences. MLA Style or after a closing U.S. for United States; does not allow some quotation mark (2) do not use a space flexibility in depending on whether after a colon in a ratio, punctuation when the they belong with the such as 4:7; and (3) instructor requires a quoted matter or with some professors like change from the the surrounding text. the outdated rule of standard MLA Style. using two spaces after periods that end sentences. If you are using Courier or another mono-space font, APA Style does not permit two spaces between sentences, although one space is recommended.
Use double spacing You will need to Double-space between
throughout the whole double-space all of the sentences and Spacing paper, unless your text within the paper, paragraphs for your professor expressly except in special entire paper’s body asks for single spacing circumstances as text. However, you can in specific situations, directed by your single-space block such as with block instructor. All captions, endnotes, quotations. quotations, notes, and footnotes, headings, lists of works cited and quotations. should be double- spaced.
Center the title on the MLA Style does not Center all text on the title page, creating a require a separate title title page, using both Titles combination of page. You can include horizontal and vertical uppercase and the information used alignment. Uppercase lowercase letters. If the for the title on the first all text and double- title is long enough to page of the paper, and space too. warrant a second line, begin the paper’s main double space between text on the same page. the lines. After the title, All text should be include your name, double-spaced on the followed by the college first page. You can that you attend. If you place the page number do not belong to a in the upper right college, you can corner. In the upper left substitute the city and corner, flush left, and state. Double space beginning at the between each line on margins, include your the title page. Put the name, the instructor’s number “1” in the name, the course, and upper right corner of the date. Then, center the title page. the text for the title, mixing uppercase and lowercase letters. If you choose to skip the separate title page, you can begin the main text immediately after the title text.
Number nearly every Place the page number Use Arabic numerals to page in the paper, in the upper right number every page in Page numbering including the title page. corner of every page. your paper, except for Put the number in the Use Arabic numerals pages that introduce upper-right corner of for the page numbers. the body text, such as the page, and use only The page number (1) the copyright page; Arabic numbers. Put should appear one-half (2) the dedication page; the number “1” on the inch from the top of the and (3) the table of title page and the paper and even with contents page. Chicago number “2” on the the right margin ( 1 inch Style dubs these pages abstract page. Begin from the edge of the as “display” pages, and the main body of the paper). If you choose to you must number these text on page number use an optional title pages with lowercase “3”. Do not number page, you should not Roman numerals. Do pages that consist of number it. If you not put a number on only statistics or choose not to create a the title page, but you illustrations. separate tittle page, MUST count the title instead of including the page as part of the title and other relevant “display” pages. The information on the first next page is left blank page of the main text, unless you use a you must use “1” as the copyright page. You do number of that page. not number the copyright page (or the blank page) either. Number the next page (after the copyright or blank page) “iii” in Roman numerals, centered at the bottom of the page. When you begin the main (body) text, change from Roman numerals to Arabic numbers. Put the number “1” in the upper-right corner of the page. If your page has a chapter heading or a main heading, you can center the Arabic numeral at the bottom of the page. Number all blank pages, including any pages. Your page number must run consecutively. Position all page numbers about three-quarters of an inch from the side of the paper.
