Creating a research paper with citations and references
- 1. Project 2
- 2. The Paper Research Paper – document used to communicate the results of research findings Two main types of research papers – the information is the same in each, the format is different Modern Language Association (MLA) American Psychological Association (APA) This chapter covers MLA style which is also the style used here – Wilmington High School
- 3. MLA Style Formatting Parenthetical References – this means sources are noted with in the body of paper, not at bottom of page or at end of paper Content Notes – these are used to elaborate on points within paper or to direct reader to notes about a source: uses a superscript font to identify Works Cited page – list of sources at end of paper
- 4. Styles Word offers users a variety of different styles or formatting characteristics The default style in word is called Normal which used 11 pt Calibri font Styles group on Home Ribbon
- 5. Line & Paragraph Spacing Line Spacing – the amount of vertical space between lines of text within a paragraph Paragraph Spacing – the amount of space above and below a paragraph By default word places 10 pts of space after each paragraph (this is why there looks like there is an extra space in between lines) Line Spacing Paragraph Spacing
- 6. Header / Footer Header – text and graphics that print at the top of each page Footer – text and graphics that print at the bottom of each page Header section of page
- 7. Header vs. Heading A header goes at the top of a page and repeats on every page or every other page A heading is placed at the top of the first page
- 8. Alignment 3 main types of alignment Alignment buttons on Left Aligned (default) (CTRL+L) home Ribbon Center Aligned (CTRL+E) Right Aligned (CTRL+R)
- 9. AutoCorrect Word autocorrect corrects many common typing, spelling, grammar, and capitalization errors as you type If a word is corrected automatically a small blue box appears: This box is the options button which gives the user options on how to handle the correction
- 10. Citations Citations are the in-text references that MLA style uses for sources. The full source would then be at the end of the paper on the page called Works Cited The citation buttons are located on the reference ribbon in citations and bibliography grouping
- 11. Footnotes / Endnotes Footnotes are notes placed at the bottom of a page Endnotes are notes placed at the end of a document Footnotes and endnotes contain information that detail points discussed in the paper A note reference mark is used to signal the presence of a footnote or endnote A superscript is used as the mark (ex: 1)
- 12. Page Breaks Soft page break – a page break that is inserted automatically by Word when one page has been filled Sometimes called automatic page break Causes repagination – Word decides what lines go on what page Hard Page Break – a page break that has been forced into the document by the user Sometimes called a manual page break Button is located on the insert ribbon in the pages group
- 13. Work Cited MLA style used a work cited page to list the sources that are directly referenced in the paper This is a separate page from the paper itself APA uses bibliography – not work cited
- 14. Indents Regular indent – hit tab, insertion point moves .5 inches Used at the beginning of most paragraphs in formal writing Hanging Indent – the first line of a paragraph hangs to the left of the rest of the paragraph. Ex:
- 15. Indents Continued Hanging indents are set on the horizontal ruler bar First Line Indent – by setting this to a given measurement every line will be indented when the user hits enter The hanging indent marker is the triangle pointing up. Click and drag to set at a given measurement The box below is the left indent and will move when the hanging indent is set
- 16. Odds and Ends Proofreading – looking for grammatical and spelling errors Clipboard – temporary storage that holds 24 items copied from any office program Copying – the process of placing items on the Office clipboard, leaving the item in the original document Cutting – removes item from document and places it on clipboard Pasting – process of copying an item from the clipboard into the destination document
- 17. More Odds and Ends Synonym – a word similar in meaning to the current word being used Ex: like / enjoy Thesaurus – a book of synonums
- 18. That’s It Definitions and concepts are at a minimum in this chapter Please remember to read between each step as you are completing the walk through