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Writing Style Handbook
April 2006
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Edited in accordance with The Apollo Group editorial standards and practices
Revised: April 2006
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 7
Axia College Writing Competencies .......................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER 1: WRITING THE PAPER....................................................................................... 10
The Writing Assignment........................................................................................................... 10
The Purpose of Writing the Paper............................................................................................. 10
Common Types of Papers......................................................................................................... 11
Issue Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 12
Advocacy or Persuasion........................................................................................................ 12
Narrative Essay ..................................................................................................................... 12
Argumentative Essay ............................................................................................................ 12
Interpretive Essay.............................................................................................................. 12
Evaluative Essay ............................................................................................................... 13
Conducting Research ............................................................................................................ 13
Where to Go ...................................................................................................................... 13
The Web............................................................................................................................ 13
Libraries ............................................................................................................................ 14
Evaluating Source Materials ................................................................................................. 14
Note-taking ........................................................................................................................... 14
Planning and Organizing .......................................................................................................... 15
Outlines ................................................................................................................................. 15
Unity and Coherence............................................................................................................. 15
Revising and Editing............................................................................................................. 16
CHAPTER 2: PREPARING A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS....................................................... 17
CHAPTER 3: FORM AND APPEARANCE ............................................................................... 18
Type of Paper............................................................................................................................ 18
Font Styles and Printing............................................................................................................ 18
Margins and Spacing. ............................................................................................................... 18
Pagination ................................................................................................................................. 19
Title Page .................................................................................................................................. 20
Table of Contents...................................................................................................................... 22
Headings ................................................................................................................................... 24
Numbers.................................................................................................................................... 26
Abbreviations............................................................................................................................ 26
Lists........................................................................................................................................... 27
Tables and Figures. ................................................................................................................... 27
Tables........................................................................................................................................ 28
Figures ...................................................................................................................................... 29
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Appendix................................................................................................................................... 29
CHAPTER 4: GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, AND SPELLING ............................................. 31
CHAPTER 5: PARAPHRASING or PLAGIARIZING? ............................................................. 32
Types of Sources....................................................................................................................... 32
Using Resources ....................................................................................................................... 32
CHAPTER 6: DOCUMENTING THE PAPER ........................................................................... 34
Text Citations............................................................................................................................ 34
Paraphrase ............................................................................................................................. 34
Direct Quotation.................................................................................................................... 34
Paraphrasing.............................................................................................................................. 35
Author Named in Text .......................................................................................................... 35
Author Not Named in Text ................................................................................................... 35
Two Authors Named in Text ................................................................................................ 35
Three to Five Authors ........................................................................................................... 36
Six or More Authors ............................................................................................................. 36
Work with no Author, No Title, or Anonymous Work......................................................... 36
Using Direct Quotations ........................................................................................................... 37
Personal Interviews/Phone Conversations/Email/Electronic Discussion Groups ................ 38
Reference Entries Within The References Page ....................................................................... 39
Authors.................................................................................................................................. 40
Sequence ............................................................................................................................... 40
Capitalization ........................................................................................................................ 41
Edited Book .......................................................................................................................... 43
Article or Chapter in a Book ................................................................................................. 44
Report.................................................................................................................................... 45
Government Publication ....................................................................................................... 45
Evaluating Online Sources.................................................................................................... 48
Authorship......................................................................................................................... 48
Accuracy of Information................................................................................................... 48
Goals of the Site................................................................................................................ 48
Access ............................................................................................................................... 49
Electronic Sources ................................................................................................................ 49
Email Messages and Electronic Discussion Groups ............................................................. 49
Online Information – Web Page ........................................................................................... 49
Online Information – Journal or Magazine.......................................................................... 50
Computer Program, Software, or Programming Language .................................................. 50
CHAPTER 7: ADDITIONAL INTERNET WRITING RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS ......... 55
Online Sources for Help with Writing or Formatting............................................................... 55
References..................................................................................................................................... 56
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Appendix A - Writing Sources ..................................................................................................... 57
Appendix B - Evaluation Sheet for Correct Use of APA ............................................................. 58
Appendix C- Essay Evaluation Form ........................................................................................... 59

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