Taria Gaston

9/28/2016
ENG 1313-03

Part I: Description of APA Style Format

1. Basic Formatting - A style for writing a paper such as the font, layout, and
wording used for the layout of a paper.
2. Running Head a descriptive word, phrase, or title. It is at the top of every
page of a paper.
3. Title Page: Page at the beginning of a paper. Includes name of paper, the
writers name, and date. Sometimes can include other information needed.
4. Body of the Essay: The introductory paragraph gives a feel for the subject of
the essay and what will be talked about. All body paragraphs are indented at
the beginning. First names are not allowed.
5. In-Text Citations: Direct Quotes & Paraphrases - No floating. Everything must
be fully cited. Use both parenthetical references and signal phrases.
6. In-Text Citations: Signal Phrase - Include the last name of the person you are
citing, the date. References are in past tense. Make sure punctuation is
correct.
7. In-Text Citations: Parenthetical Reference Include the last name of the
person you are citing, the date. References are in past tense. Make sure
punctuation is correct.
8. Formal Academic Writing Style: Only use third person unless in a direct quote.
No using contractions. Revise to check for no spelling or grammar errors.
9. End-text Citations: References It should start at the top of a separate page.
All of the sources used has to be included. It is listed in alphabetical order.

Part 2: Self-Assessment of Your APA Format

1. My title page was set up incorrectly. Correction: I moved information down to
the middle of the page instead of the top.
2. I used certain words that were not third person such as it and you. Correction:
I changed sentences from first person to third by replacing words. I replaced
it with technology.
3. I began my paragraph with a question that is not in third person. Correction: I
replaced the question I asked with another sentence.

Part 3: Self-Assessment Summary Paragraph

After completing this paper it taught me more things about the APA style
format that I was not aware of. I learned new things about in-text citations such as
the difference between using signal phrases and parenthetical references. I did not
know there was more than one way to cite information that you found somewhere in
your paper. I faced different challenges when completing this assignment such as
figuring out how to cite my information using parenthetical references and signal
phrases. In order to overcome these challenges I reviewed over notes and looked
online at the different ways of including the cited information in my paper and that
helped me out a lot. I am very pleased with my progress. I do feel I have much more
work to do but I still have time to learn and fix these errors before the end of the
semester.