For this week's discussion forum, you will focus on your thesis statement of your argumentative paper and will receive peer feedback. Follow the steps below to successfully participate in this week's
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This is the introduction of your paper. It does not have a heading that says “Introduction;” your paper just starts here where this paragraph does.
Current APA style (7th edition) uses five different levels of headings to organize your text. These are all listed in Table 2.3 on p. 47 of the APA Publication Manual.
APA Level 1 Heading (Replace This with Your Section Heading) APA Level 2 HeadingOnly use if there’s at least one other APA Level 2 heading in the parent section. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin convallis, mi quis faucibus elementum, arcu augue dapibus arcu, quis rhoncus nunc nisi pulvinar tellus. In bibendum pharetra ligula, et blandit purus scelerisque at. Donec malesuada eros ut lorem dignissim molestie. Cras metus lorem, vestibulum a pharetra sit amet, consectetur sit amet nibh. Cras faucibus auctor molestie. Phasellus elementum auctor facilisis. Quisque enim elit, ultricies vel porta et, molestie eget diam. Suspendisse scelerisque tempor egestas. Vivamus quis felis a mi tincidunt pellentesque at eu justo. Praesent eget ligula sed est adipiscing imperdiet dapibus laoreet leo. Duis tortor tortor, dignissim nec mattis vel, semper tempor ligula. Aliquam nec nisl quis nisi aliquam consectetur et malesuada neque. Morbi ac neque nisl, a rutrum tortor. Nullam viverra ligula sed augue fermentum sollicitudin. Quisque tristique ornare lacus, vitae faucibus tortor mollis vitae.
Another APA Level 2 HeadingUt blandit malesuada quam, ac varius tortor gravida eget. Vestibulum id ligula leo, ut accumsan mi. Sed tristique euismod convallis. Nulla facilisi. Etiam vestibulum est id orci interdum vitae porta enim blandit. Cras sit amet arcu dolor, at venenatis erat. Vestibulum accumsan placerat mauris. Morbi nec nibh nibh. Duis ultricies posuere nunc. Morbi at tellus quis magna vestibulum eleifend. Phasellus lectus risus, tempor ut congue et, congue vitae lectus. Fusce odio dolor, posuere eu tincidunt vitae, consectetur id leo. Proin eu ipsum id augue eleifend tincidunt quis vitae nunc. Cras ac justo lorem. Duis feugiat tempus urna, at dapibus tellus pretium quis. Curabitur luctus blandit turpis eget dignissim.
An APA Level 3 heading is the beginning of a paragraph ending with a period
It should be capitalized the same way as a normal sentence. Only use this if there’s at least one other APA Level 3 heading in the parent section. Nulla vitae lectus sit amet justo mollis ultricies at ac enim. Maecenas ullamcorper bibendum consequat. Pellentesque ultrices, eros eu tincidunt pretium, magna leo volutpat libero, non bibendum diam nunc eget urna. Vivamus eu tortor et dui aliquam vestibulum at vel augue. Vivamus elit dui, porttitor eget egestas at, rhoncus in justo. Curabitur tristique, elit ac venenatis volutpat, eros mauris iaculis diam, vitae rhoncus erat metus vitae eros. Maecenas nunc urna, molestie nec faucibus et, imperdiet vitae velit. In tellus est, scelerisque ut aliquet et, sagittis ac justo. Sed a mi id orci congue iaculis fermentum dapibus nisi. Nullam porttitor vehicula dignissim. In ac lectus purus, id mattis metus.
Another APA Level 3 heading under the same APA Level 2 heading
Proin tempus est et felis ultrices vitae vestibulum massa tempus. Nulla at lacinia nibh. Integer vel sapien ut enim dignissim semper. Donec eleifend dui nec neque convallis vitae pretium quam ornare. Etiam hendrerit urna velit, ut consectetur risus.
An APA Level 4 heading. Just italicize and bold the heading text (capitalized as a normal sentence) to create this. Only use if there’s at least one other APA Level 4 heading in the parent section. Nulla congue egestas ante, id ultricies orci dignissim commodo. Fusce placerat, libero eu pharetra pulvinar, lorem dui pulvinar nisi, et semper orci orci vitae magna. Nullam sodales, felis id feugiat scelerisque, tortor nulla interdum mauris, ac porttitor odio dolor eget eros.
Another APA Level 4 heading. If you use one ALA Level 4 heading, you should use a second, just like when you create an outline, if you have an “A” you should have a “B”. Duis sit amet ipsum pretium erat accumsan iaculis vitae eget risus. Donec ut dui in lorem volutpat fermentum bibendum pulvinar libero. Nunc imperdiet eros et mi posuere pellentesque. Donec tincidunt ipsum eget nisl ullamcorper eu placerat libero ullamcorper. Maecenas id luctus ligula. Cras condimentum eleifend nibh sit amet iaculis. Suspendisse placerat sollicitudin mi, vel ornare augue hendrerit ac. Nulla sed suscipit sapien. Cras pellentesque orci lectus, eu consequat enim.
An APA Level 5 heading. This is only italicized, not bolded. Only use if there’s at least one other APA Level 5 heading in the parent section and if your paper is really long. Nulla congue egestas ante, id ultricies orci dignissim commodo. Fusce placerat, libero eu pharetra pulvinar, lorem dui pulvinar nisi, et semper orci orci vitae magna. Nullam sodales, felis id feugiat scelerisque, tortor nulla interdum mauris, ac porttitor odio dolor eget eros.
Another APA Level 5 heading. Duis sit amet ipsum pretium erat accumsan iaculis vitae eget risus. Donec ut dui in lorem volutpat fermentum bibendum pulvinar libero. Nunc imperdiet eros et mi posuere pellentesque. Donec tincidunt ipsum eget nisl ullamcorper eu placerat libero ullamcorper. Maecenas id luctus ligula. Cras condimentum eleifend nibh sit amet iaculis. Suspendisse placerat sollicitudin mi, vel ornare augue hendrerit ac. Nulla sed suscipit sapien. Cras pellentesque orci lectus, eu consequat enim.
Another APA Level 1 HeadingRemember, you always need to have at least two headings or subheadings of each level.
References
Lastname, M. (2008). Title of the source without caps except Proper Nouns or: First word after colon. Journal Title Written in Title Case and With Italics, Vol#(Issue#), Page numbers.
Lastname, O. P. (2010). Online journal using DOI or digital object identifier. Main Online Journal Name, Vol#(Issue#), 159-192. doi:10.1000/182
Lastname, W., & Lastname, O. P. (2009). If there is no DOI use the URL of the main website referenced. Article Without DOI Reference, Vol#(Issue#), 166-212. Retrieved from http://www.mainwebsite.org