PPT-Author’s Style

Pam Winarski Who painted this picture An authors style is like a painters style Often a painter chooses a certain style to work in The style becomes a way of identifying certain artists It is the same way with authors The style of writing that authors choose becomes a way of identifying them from their text But what is style. Duane Theobald. dtheobal@westga.edu. . Does this look like you when you are writing a paper?. Who uses APA?. Social Sciences, such as Psychology, Linguistics, Sociology, Economics, and Criminology. Business. An Introductory Presentation Based on the 6. th. Edition APA Style Manual . This presentation will cover…. What is APA Style?. How does APA Style look?. Title Page. In-Text Citations. Reference Page. Entertain. Persuade. Inform. Test Yourself. Everyone. has a purpose for doing something.. You drink because . you are thirsty.. You sleep because . you are tired.. When an author writes a story they write it for a reason.. What is it?. Author’s style is the particular way the writer uses language . . - Syntax (simple or complicated). . - Diction/Dialogue (types of words used .  formal vs. informal). . - Tone/Mood. Truman Capote. Literary style. . Literary . element that describes the ways that the author uses . words.. A. uthor's . word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence . arrangement . Literary Elements. . Style in literature is the literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text. Style describes . Tuesday:. Feature author Kelly Milner Halls’ student presentations , & class visits to Barnes & Noble. Wednesday: . Parish Morning . Thursday: . Eric Laster’s Author Luncheon, class visits to Barnes & Noble, & Family Night. Mental Condition of the Student. History. Art. Philosophy. Business. Communications. What disciplines use this style?. Formatting Issues. Internal Citations/Footnotes. Bibliography. Credible Sources. In-Text Citations—The Basics. Insert a parenthetical reference (a reference in a parenthesis) whenever you cite a fact or give a quotation or paraphrase.. In the parenthetical citation, refer clearly to a source on your References page.. style and purpose. Author’s Style. The author’s style is his or hers special way of using words. It is made up of these elements:. Diction. The words an author chooses. . For example, a writer may call a musician “an . the American Psychological Association . (APA). An Introduction to Citing and Referencing According to. the 6. th. Edition of the APA Publication Manual. Prepared by the staff of the UHCL Writing Center. Dr. . Xiaorong. Shao. Professor. /. Information Literacy Librarian . Appalachian State University. Email: shaox@appstate.edu. Purposes of Citations . In all types of academic writing, you have to document the sources you used in your paper. Citations serve a number of purposes: . 17 6.1 SAGE Harvard1. GeneralInitials shouldbe used without spaces or full points.Up to threeauthors may be listed. If moreare providedthen list the first threeauthors and represent the rest by et al. APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. .. However, It does not . specifically. discuss about . Skripsi. , These, and dissertations. .