Begin typing your introduction here. Please note that no separate heading (“Introduction”) is necessary. The introduction of a paper should end with a strong, debatable thesis statement and approximately take 10% of the required word count. Please note that the title page, headers, reference page, abstract, and appendices are not counted towards the required word count.
First Level Heading
Unless required in the instructions, the headers should be used only in five-or-more-page papers. The first sentence of a paragraph is always a topic sentence. It states the main idea or argument presented in the paragraph. Topic sentence should be followed by supporting information from the reliable and up-to-date sources. Avoid plagiarism using direct and/or indirect citations followed by an in-text citation mentioning an author’s surname and a year of publication (Pears & Graham, 2016). Only direct quotes require a page number in an in-text citation. Do not leave a paragraph with a citation at the end. Every paragraph should end with a transition sentence serving as a bridge between two adjacent paragraphs.
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Second Level Heading
Use second level heading to specify the subpoints contributing to the topic mentioned in the previous header. Regular paragraph indentation is required in this case. Please note that one paragraph should at least contain 3 sentences and should not exceed 200 words. Try to avoid generic and vague information, be specific and always refer to the thesis, i.e. the core argument of an essay.
Third level heading. Text follows immediately after this type of a heading, no additional indentation is required. This type of a heading is applicable for the multiple-page papers, as it contributes to well-organization and cohesiveness of a huge (more than 10 pages) paper.
Conclusion
Please note that there is no page brake before the conclusion, i.e. it should not be presented on a separate page. It should restate the thesis statement, summarize the key ideas presented in the paper, contain no new or outside information, and approximately take 10% of the required word count.
For more information concerning in-text citations of sources containing more than two authors, other types of references, as well as detailed APA formatting style requirements please visit:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
References
Pears, R., & Shields, G. J. (2016). Cite them right: the essential referencing guide . London: Palgrave Macmillan.
