Purdue Online Writing Lab

Use this website regularly to find all the rules for formatting your papers, your headings, your in-text citations and reference list, etc.

  1. In this link, you will find the general APA rules, including for how to write references for different kinds of sources you are using in your reference list for your paper.
  2. In this link, find rules for in-text citations. You will find the description of the exact source you are using in your paper, including interviews, academic sources, and various variations of different sources. Follow the rules in the link for citing that particular kind of source that you are using in your paper.
  3. In this link, you will find how to format your headings. Follow the exact rules for capitalization, bolding, punctuation, etc.
  4. In this link, you will find a sample APA paper. Make sure that yours looks like the sample paper in terms of punctuation, page numbers, headings, and general formatting.

Introductory Blog Post

Welcome to the course blog! In this space, you will be able to find a variety of resources that can help you complete your course assignments. Instructors will post a wide range of content, including, documents, videos, tutorials, readings, and so on. These could help you with your research and a wide range of other aspects related to assisting you meet the requirements of your assignments, helping you become a more confident and rhetorically-competent professional and multi-modal composer.