APA 7th Edition Standards

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Objective

I can describe the purpose of APA 7th edition and list its main formatting guidelines.

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Warm-up video

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Practice

7 questions

1

What does APA stand for, and what type of organization developed the APA style guidelines?

2

In your own words, explain the primary purpose of using APA 7th edition in academic writing.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Describe the main purpose of using APA 7th edition in academic writing, according to the video. According to the video, what are three specific elements of a written document that APA 7th edition provides formatting guidelines for? Explain how using APA 7th edition can help both the writer and the reader of an academic paper, according to the video.

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