Okay, I'm writing a paper on Psychological Disorders, and they way my teacher wants us to organize our outline is very confusing. I was hoping some of you guys really good with Word could help me interpret what she means. Here's what she said in the handout:
Title page- Short title left justified; centered full title 12 words or less, Bottom of page writers name, course number and section, Instructors name, date all centered.
2. Abstract (introduction) on page 2. Talks about the thesis you will discuss in paper and your findings. Should be concise. No longer than 120 words. List studies cited in paper in alphabetical order giving brief description of subject. Heading is centered and is called abstract.
3. Page 3 begins body of paper. Full title is centered. Writer states thesis and sets up organization of paper. Centered headings make flow of paper easy to follow. Be sure to note reference to source following APA format first time and there after. Each paragraph should be longer than one sentence but not longer than one page. Headings of paragraphs should appear the same for all levels of headings. You can use heading, sub headings and subordinate headings to organize the paper. See rules for citing authors when more than one. ****Plagiarism- give credit for others words and ideas to them. Use quotation marks when exact words of another are used. Summarize your findings with your interpretation. Conclusion should state how your thesis is supported or if there is a disparity in your findings.
4. Reference page is separate. Heading “reference” is centered. List is alphabetical by author’s last names; last name first. First line of entry is left margin; subsequent in ˝ indents. Double spacing.
5. *** Read earlier APA format handout for more information.***. So, I'm really just confused whenever she says it is "left/right justified" and "abstract" if anybody could interpret what that means in Microsoft Word, they would be a great help and I would be very thankful. I tried to find APA styling online with Microsoft Word, but it doesn't seem to be the type that she is talking about.
