COM/172ELEMENTS OF UNIVERSITY COMPOSITION
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COM 172 Week 1 Research PlanInstructionsResources: University of Phoenix Materials: Final Assignment Overview and Timeline &
Research Plan
Select a general topic from the following list for your research paper, due in Week Five.
Your topic must be approved by your instructor.
Animals
Cancer
Colonization
Consumerism
Culture
Drugs
Environment
Education
Generation X
Hate crimes
Healthy eating
Literacy
Media
Music censorship
Recycling
Technology
Television and children
Vegetarianism
War
Another choice approved by your instructor
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Research Plan.
Write a 250- to 300-word paragraph summarizing your research plan. Include the
following:
The topic you have chosen for your final project
What you hope to learn from your research
What aspect of your topic you plan to focus on in your research and writing
The purpose of research writing and the process you will follow
Review the additional resources from the Center for Writing Excellence for further
support:
"Acquiring Information: The Research Process"
COM 172 Week 2 Week Two Exercises InstructionsComplete the following University of Phoenix Materials:
Citing Sources Practice - Books
Citing Sources Practice - Periodicals
Citing Sources Practice - Electronic Sources
Submit your answers to the provided exercises as separate Microsoft® Word®
attachments.
Citing Sources Practice - Books
Select the correct answer for each question below.
1. William Vollmann wrote the book Europe Central. It was published in
2005 by Viking in New York City. Select the entry that correctly cites this
source.
Example 1
Vollmanm, W. (2005). Europe central. New York, NY: Viking.
Example 2
W. Vollmanm (2005). Europe central. New York, NY: Viking.
Example 3
Vollmanm, William. Europe central. (2005). New York, NY: Viking.
Example 4
Vollmanm, W. (2005). Europe central. Viking: New York.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
2. Harold Pinter wrote the book Death etc. It was published in 2005 by
Grove Press in New York City. Select the entry that correctly cites this
source.
Example 1
Pinter, H. (2005). Death etc. Grove Press: New York, NY.
Example 2
Pinter, H. (2005). Death etc. New York, NY: Grove Press.
Example 3
Pinter, H. Death etc. (2005). New York, NY: Grove Press.
Example 4
Pinter, H. Death etc. New York, NY: Grove Press, 2005.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
3. Ellen Meloy wrote the book Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the
Wild. It was published in 2005 by Pantheon in New York City. Select the
entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
(2005). Meloy, E. Eating stone: Imagination and the loss of the wild.
New York, NY: Pantheon.
Example 2
Meloy, E. Eating stone: Imagination and the loss of the wild. (2005).
New York, NY: Pantheon.
Example 3
Meloy, Ellen. (2005). Eating stone: Imagination and the loss of the
wild. New York, NY: Pantheon.
Example 4
Meloy, E. (2005). Eating stone: Imagination and the loss of the wild.
New York, NY: Pantheon.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
4. Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote the book Team of Rivals: The Political
Genius of Abraham Lincoln. It was published in 2005 by Simon & Schuster
in New York City. Select the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Team of rivals: The political genius of Abraham Lincoln. Goodwin,
D. K. (2005). New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
Example 2
Goodwin, D. K. (2005). Team of rivals: The political genius of
Abraham Lincoln. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
Example 3
Goodwin, D. K. (2005). Simon & Schuster.Team of rivals: The
political genius of Abraham Lincoln. New York, NY.
Example 4
Goodwin, Doris Kearns (2005). Team of rivals: The political genius
of Abraham Lincoln. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
5. Nicholson Baker wrote the book Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault
on Paper. It was published in 2001 by Random House in New York City.
Select the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Baker, N. Double fold: Libraries and the assault on paper. (2001).
New York: Random House.
Example 2
Baker, N. Double fold: Libraries and the assault on paper. New
York: Random House, (2001).
Example 3
Baker, N. (2001). Double fold: Libraries and the assault on paper.
New York: Random House.
Example 4
Baker, Nicholson. (2001). Double fold: Libraries and the assault on
paper. New York: Random House.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
6. Susan Komives, Nance Lucas, and Timothy McMahon wrote the book
Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference.
It was published in 1998 by Jossey Bass in San Francisco. Select the entry
that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Komives, S., Lucas, N., & McMahon, T. (1998). San Francisco, CA:
Exploring leadership: For college students who want to make a
difference. Jossey Bass.
Example 2
Komives, S., et al. (1998). Exploring leadership: For college
students who want to make a difference. San Francisco, CA: Jossey
Bass.
Example 3
Komives, S., Lucas, N., & McMahon, T. (1998). Exploring
leadership: For college students who want to make a difference. San
Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
Example 4
Komives, S., N., Lucas, N., & T. McMahon, (1998). Exploring
leadership: For college students who want to make a difference. San
Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
7. Annette Rottenberg and Donna Haisty Winchell wrote the book Elements
of Arguments: A Text and Reader. The eighth edition was published in 2005
by Bedford in Boston. Select the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Rottenberg, A., & Winchell, D. H. (2005). Elements of arguments: A
text and reader (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford.
Example 2
Rottenberg, A., & Winchell, D. H. (2005). Elements of arguments: A
text and reader. Boston, MA: Bedford.
Example 3
Rottenberg, A., et al. (2005). Elements of arguments: A text and
reader (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Bedford.
Example 4
Rottenberg, A., & Winchell, D. H. (2005). Elements of arguments: A
text and reader. Boston, MA: Bedford (8th ed.)
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
8. Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King wrote the book Faithful: Two Diehard
Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season. It was published in
2004 by Scribner in New York City. Select the entry that correctly cites this
source.
Example 1
O’Nan, S., & King, S. (2004). Faithful: Two diehard Boston Red Sox
fans chronicle the historic 2004 season. New York: NY: Scribner.
Example 2
O’Nan, S., et al. (2004). Faithful: Two diehard Boston Red Sox fans
chronicle the historic 2004 season. New York: NY: Scribner.
Example 3
O’Nan, S., and King, S. Faithful: Two diehard Boston Red Sox fans
chronicle the historic 2004 season. New York: NY: Scribner, 2004.
Example 4
O’Nan, S., and King, S. (2004). Faithful: Two diehard Boston Red
Sox fans chronicle the historic 2004 season. New York: NY: Scribner.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
9. Percival Davis, Dean H. Kenyon, and Charles B. Thaxton wrote the book
Of Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins. The
second edition was published in 1993 by Haughton Publishing Company in
Dallas, Texas. Select the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Of pandas and people: The central question of biological origins.
Davis, P., Kenyon, D. H., & Thaxton, C. B. (1993). (2nd ed.). Dallas,
TX: Haughton.
Example 2
Dais, P., et al. (1993). Of pandas and people: The central question of
biological origins (2nd ed.). Dallas, TX: Haughton.
Example 3
Dais, P., Kenyon, D. H., & Thaxton, C. B. (1993). Of pandas and
people: The central question of biological origins. Dallas, TX:
Haughton.
Example 4
Dais, P., Kenyon, D. H., & Thaxton, C. B. (1993). Of pandas and
people: The central question of biological origins (2nd ed.). Dallas,
TX: Haughton.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
10. Michael George, John Maxey, David Rowlands, and Mark Price wrote
the book The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to
100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed. It was published in 2005 by
McGraw-Hill in New York City. Select the entry that correctly cites this
source.
Example 1
George, M., et al. (2005). The lean Six Sigma pocket toolbook: A
quick reference guide to 100 tools for improving quality and speed.
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Example 2
George, M., Maxey, J., Rowlands, D., & Price, M. (2005). The lean
Six Sigma pocket toolbook: A quick reference guide to 100 tools for
improving quality and speed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Example 3
George, M., Maxey, J., Rowlands, D., & Price, M. The lean Six
Sigma pocket toolbook: A quick reference guide to 100 tools for
improving quality and speed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Example 4
George, M., Maxey, J., Rwolands, D., & Price, M. (2005). The lean
Six Sigma pocket toolbook: A quick reference guide to 100 tools for
improving quality and speed. McGraw-Hill: New York, NY.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
11, Mark Minasi, Christa Anderson, Michele Beveridge, Lisa Justice, and C.
A. Callahan wrote Mastering Windows Server 2003. It was published in 2003
by Sybex in Alameda, California. Select the entry that correctly cites this
source.
Example 1
Minasi, M., et al. (2003). Mastering Windows Server 2003. Alameda,
CA: Sybex.
Example 2
Minasi, M., Anderson, C., Beveridge, M., Justice, L., & Callahan, C.
A. (2003). Mastering Windows Server 2003. Alameda, CA: Sybex.
Example 3
Minasi, M., Anderson, C., Beveridge, M., Justice, L., & Callahan, C.
A. Mastering Windows Server 2003. Alameda, CA: Sybex. (2003).
Example 4
Minasi, M., Anderson, C., Beveridge, M., Justice, L., & Callahan, C.
A. (2003). Alameda, CA: Sybex. Mastering Windows Server 2003.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
12. Jane Nelsen, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Duffy wrote Positive Discipline
for Preschoolers. The second edition was published in 1998 by Prima
Publishing in Roseville, California. Select the entry that correctly cites this
source.
Example 1
Nelsen, J., Erwin, C., & Duffy, R. Positive discipline for preschoolers
(2nd ed.). Roseville, CA: Prima, 1998.
Example 2
Nelsen, J., Erwin, C., & Duffy, R. Positive discipline for preschoolers
(2nd ed.). Roseville, CA: Prima, 1998.
Example 3
Nelsen, J., Erwin, C., & Duffy, R. Positive discipline for preschoolers
(2nd ed.). Roseville, CA: Prima, 1998.
Example 4
Nelsen, J., Erwin, C., & Duffy, R. Positive discipline for preschoolers
(2nd ed.). Roseville, CA: Prima, 1998.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
13. Elfriede Jelinek wrote the book The Piano Teacher. It was translated by
Joachim Neugroschel and published in 1999 by Serpent's Tail
Publishing in London, England. Select the entry that correctly cites this
source.
Example 1
Jelinek, E. (1999). The piano teacher (J. Neugroschel, Trans.).
London, England: Serpent’s Tail.
Example 2
Jelinek, E. (1999). The piano teacher. London, England: Serpent’s
Tail. (J. Neugroschel, Trans.).
Example 3
Jelinek, E. (1999). The piano teacher. London, England: Serpent’s
Tail.
Example 4
Jelinek, E. (1999). The piano teacher (J. Neugroschel.). London,
England: Serpent’s Tail.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
14. James Knowlson and Elizabeth Knowlson edited a book called Beckett
Remembering, Remembering Beckett: A Centenary Celebration. It was
published in 2006 by Arcade Publishing in New York City. Select the entry
that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Knowlson, J., & Knowlson, E. (Eds.). (2006). New York, NY:
Beckett remembering, remembering Beckett: A centenary celebration.
Arcade.
Example 2
Knowlson, J., & Knowlson, E. (2006). Beckett remembering,
remembering Beckett: A centenary celebration. New York, NY:
Arcade.
Example 3
J., Knowlson, & E. Knowlson, (Eds.). (2006). Beckett remembering,
remembering Beckett: A centenary celebration. New York, NY:
Arcade.
Example 4
Knowlson, J., & Knowlson, E. (Eds.). (2006). Beckett remembering,
remembering Beckett: A centenary celebration. New York, NY:
Arcade.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
15. You want to quote from William Shakespeare's play The Life of King
Henry the Fifth. The edition you are using was edited by Claire McEachern
and published in 1999 by Penguin Books in New York City. Select the entry
that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
C. McEachern, Ed. Shakespeare, W. (1999) The life of King Henry the
Fifth. New York, NY: Penguin Books.
Example 2
Shakespeare, W. (1999) The life of King Henry the Fifth. (C.
McEachern). New York, NY: Penguin Books.
Example 3
Shakespeare, W. (1999) The life of King Henry the Fifth. (C.
McEachern, Ed.). New York, NY: Penguin Books.
Example 4
Shakespeare, W. The life of King Henry the Fifth. (C. McEachern,
Ed.). New York, NY: Penguin Books.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
16. You are quoting from an essay titled "Early Greek Philosophy" by Martin
West, which appears on pages 107 to 117 of an anthology called Greece and
the Hellenistic World. The book was edited by John Boardman, Jasper
Griffin, and Oswyn Murray, and it was published in 1988 by Oxford
University Press in New York City. Select the entry that correctly cites this
source.
Example 1
West, M. (1998). Early Greek philosophy. In J. Boardman, J. Griffin,
& O. Murray (Eds.), Greece and the Hellenistic world (pp. 107-117).
New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Example 2
West, M. (1998). In J. Boardman, J. Griffin, & O. Murray (Eds.),
Greece and the Hellenistic world (pp. 107-117). New York, NY:
Oxford University Press.
Example 3
West, M. (1998). Early Greek philosophy. Greece and the Hellenistic
world (pp. 107-117). J. Boardman, J. Griffin, & O. Murray (Eds.),
New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Example 4
West, M. (1998). Early Greek philosophy. In J. Boardman, J. Griffin,
& O. Murray (Eds.), Greece and the Hellenistic world New York,
NY: Oxford University Press.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
17. You are quoting from an essay titled "Women and the Assessment of
Technology" written by Corlann Gee Bush. It was published on pages 69 to
82 of an anthology called Society, Ethics, and Technology, which was edited
by Morton Winston and Ralph Edelbach. The third edition was published in
2006 by Thompson in Belmont, California. Select the entry that correctly
cites this source.
Example 1
Bush, C. G. Women and the assessment of technology. In Society,
ethics, and technology (3rd ed.) (pp. 69-82). Belmont, CA: Thompson.
Example 2
Bush, C. G. (2006). Women and the assessment of technology. In M.
Winston & R. Edelbach (Eds.), Society, ethics, and technology (3rd
ed.) (pp. 69-82). Belmont, CA: Thompson.
Example 3
Bush, C. G. (2006). Women and the assessment of technology. In M.
Winston & R. Edelbach (Eds.), Society, ethics, and technology (3rd
ed.) Belmont, CA: Thompson.
Example 4
Bush, C. G. In M. Winston & R. Edelbach (Eds.), Society, ethics, and
technology (3rd ed.) (pp. 69-82). Belmont, CA: Thompson.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
18. You are quoting from a poem by Joy Harjo called "I Give You Back." It
was published on page 1255 of an anthology called Literature and Society,
which was edited by Pamela Annas and Robert Rosen. The fourth edition was
published in 2006 by Prentice Hall in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Select
the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Harjo, J. (2006). I give you back. In P. Annas & R. Rosen (Eds.),
Literature and society (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Example 2
Harjo, J. (2006). I give you back. In Literature and society (4th ed.)
(p. 1255). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Example 3
Harjo, J. (2006). I give you back. In P. Annas & R. Rosen (Eds.),
Literature and society (4th ed.) (p. 1255). Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice Hall.
Example 4
Harjo, J. (2006). In P. Annas & R. Rosen (Eds.), Literature and
society (4th ed.) (p. 1255). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
19. Imre Kertesz wrote Fateless. It was translated by Christopher Wilson and
Katharina Wilson and published in 1992 by Northwestern University Press in
Evanston, Illinois. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Kertesz, I. (1992). Fateless. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University
Press. (C. Wilson & K. Wilson, Trans.).
Example 2
Wilson, C. & Wilson, K. (Trans.). (1992). Kertesz, I. Fateless.
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press.
Example 3
Kertesz, I. (1992). Fateless. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University
Press.
Example 4
Kertesz, I. (1992). Fateless. (C. Wilson & K. Wilson,
Trans.).Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
20. You are quoting from an entry for the term "color index" from page 449
of Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language:
Unabridged. No author is named. The dictionary was published in 2002 by
Merriam-Webster in Springfield, Massachusetts. Select the entry that
correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Color index. (2002). In Webster’s third new international dictionary
of the English language: Unabridged (p. 449). Springfield, MA:
Merriam-Webster.
Example 2
Anonymous (2002). Color index. In Webster’s third new international
dictionary of the English language: Unabridged (p. 449).
Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
Example 3
Color index. (2002). In Webster’s third new international dictionary
of the English language: Unabridged. Springfield, MA: Merriam-
Webster.
Example 4
Webster’s third new international dictionary of the English language:
Unabridged. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
Citing Sources Practice – Electronic Sources
Select the correct answer for each question below.
1. Priscilla Long's article "Genome Tome" was published in the journal The
American Scholar in 2005, volume 74, issue 3, on pp. 28-42. You accessed the
article through a popular database, ProQuest (http://www.proquest.com/); no
DOI was provided. Select the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Long, P. (2005). Genome tome. The American Scholar, 74(3), 28-42.
Example 2
Long, P. (2005). Genome tome. The American Scholar, 74(3), 28-42.
Retrieved from ProQuest database.
Example 3
Long, P. (2005). Genome tome. The American Scholar, 74(3), 28-42.
Retrieved from ProQuest database at http://www.proquest.com.
Example 4
Long, P. (2005). Genome tome. (2005). The American Scholar, 74(3),
28-42. Retrieved from http://www.proquest.com.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
2. Seven scientists -- Amanda M. Schrand, Houjin Huang, Cataleya Carlson,
John J. Schlager, Eiji Osawa, Saber M. Hussain, and Liming Dai -- authored the
article "Are Diamond Nanoparticles Cytotoxic?" The article was published in
2007 on pages 2 through 7 of the Journal of Physical Chemistry B in volume
111, issue 1. You accessed the article from a library subscription database,
EBSCOhost (http://www.ebscohost.com/). The article's DOI is
10.1021/jp066387v. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Schrand, A. M., Huang, H., Carlson, C., Schlager, J. J., Osawa, E.,
Jussain, S. M., & Dai, L. (2007). Journal of Physical Chemistry B,
Are diamond nanoparticles cytotoxic? 111(1), 2-7. Retrieved from
http://www.ebscohost.com/, doi: 10.1021/jp066387v
Example 2
Schrand, A. M., Huang, H., Carlson, C., Schlager, J. J., Osawa, E.,
Jussain, S. M., & Dai, L. (2007). Are diamond nanoparticles
cytotoxic? Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111(1), 2-7. doi:
10.1021/jp066387v
Example 3
Schrand, A. M., Huang, H., Carlson, C., Schlager, J. J., Osawa, E.,
Jussain, S. M., & Dai, L. (2007). Are diamond nanoparticles
cytotoxic? Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111(1), 2-7. Retrieved
from EBSCOhost database.
Example 4
Schrand, A. M., et al. (2007). Are diamond nanoparticles cytotoxic?
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 111(1), 2-7. doi:
10.1021/jp066387v
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
3. John Dvorak's article "San Francisco Then and Now" was published in the
journal American Heritage in 2006. It appeared in volume 57, issue 2, on pages
54 to 59. You accessed the article from the popular library subscription database
InfoTrac OneFile (http://www.infotrac.com/) on September 17, 2006. No DOI
is provided. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Dvorak, J. (2006). American Heritage, San Francisco then and now.
57(2), 54-59. Retrieved September 17, 2006, from Info Trac OneFile
database.
Example 2
Dvorak, J. (2006). San Francisco then and now. American Heritage,
57(2), 54-59. Retrieved September 17, 2006.
Example 3
Dvorak, J. (2006). San Francisco then and now. American Heritage,
57(2), 54-59. Retrieved September 17, 2006, from
http://www.infotrac.com/
Example 4
Dvorak, J. (2006). San Francisco then and now. American Heritage,
57(2), 54-59.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
4. Polly Shulman's article "Great Expectations" was published in the bimonthly
magazine Psychology Today in 2004. It appeared in the March issue, volume
37, issue 2, on pages 32 to 41. You accessed the article from the popular library
subscription database LexisNexis (http://www.lexis-nexis.com/) on October 11,
2006. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Shulman, P. (2004, March). Great expectations. Psychology Today,
37(2), 32-41. Retrieved from LexisNexis database.
Example 2
Shulman, P. (2004, March). Great expectations. Psychology Today,
32-41. Retrieved October 11, 2006, from LexisNexis database.
Example 3
Shulman, P. (2004, March). Great expectations. Psychology Today,
37(2), 32-41.
Example 4
Shulman, P. (2004, March). Great expectations. Psychology Today,
37(2), 32-41. Retrieved October 11, 2006, from http://www.lexis-
nexis.com/
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
5. Sandi Doughton's article "Old Bones are Telling New Tales" was published
in the April 28, 2006, issue of The Seattle Times. You accessed the article from
the online version of the newspaper on June 1, 2006, at the following URL:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002958195_oldbones28m.ht
ml. The home page of The Seattle Times is http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/.
Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Doughton, S. (2006, April 28). The Seattle Times. Old bones are
telling new tales. Retrieved June 1, 2006, from
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002958195_oldbo
nes28m.html
Example 2
Doughton, S. (2006, April 28). Old bones are telling new tales, The
Seattle Times. Retrieved June 1, 2006.
Example 3
Doughton, S. (2006, April 28). Old bones are telling new tales, The
Seattle Times. Retrieved from
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002958195_oldbo
nes28m.html
Example 4
Doughton, S. (2006, April 28). Old bones are telling new tales, The
Seattle Times. Retrieved from http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
6. Katharine Houreld's article "Darfur Refugees Forced to Join the Fight" was
published in the April 28, 2006, issue of The Christian Science Monitor. You
accessed the article from the online version of the newspaper on August 5,
2006, at the following URL: http://csmonitor.com/2006/0428/p06s02-
woeu.html. The home page of The Christian Science Monitor is
http://csmonitor.com/. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Houreld, K. (2006, April 28). Darfur refugees forced to join the fight.
The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from http://csmonitor.com/
Example 2
Houreld, K. (2006, April 28). Darfur refugees forced to join the fight.
The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved August 5, 2006.
Example 3
Houreld, K. (2006, April 28). Darfur refugees forced to join the fight.
The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved from
http://csmonitor.com/2006/0428/p06s02-woeu.html
Example 4
Houreld, K. (2006, April 28). The Christian Science Monitor. Darfur
refugees forced to join the fight. Retrieved August 6, 2006, from
http://csmonitor.com/
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
7. William M. Welch's article "Schools Ask Parents to Pay Up Before Kids Log
On" was published in the January 2, 2006, edition of the daily newspaper USA
Today. You accessed the final version of the article online on March 11, 2006,
at the following URL: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-01-02-
school-laptops_x.htm. The home page of USA Today is
http://www.usatoday.com. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Welch, William M. (2006, March 11). Schools ask parents to pay up
before kids log on. USA Today. Retrieved from
http://www.usatoday.com
Example 2
Welch, W. M. (2006, March 11). Schools ask parents to pay up before
kids log on. USA Today. Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com
Example 3
Welch, W. M. (2006, March 11). Schools ask parents to pay up before
kids log on. USA Today. Retrieved March 11, 2006.
Example 4
Welch, W. M. (2006, March 11). Schools ask parents to pay up before
kids log on. USA Today. Retrieved from
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-01-02-school-
laptops_x.htm
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
8. George A. Alvarez and Steven L. Franconeri's article "How Many Objects
Can You Track? Evidence for a Resource-Limited Attentive Tracking
Mechanism" was published in 2007, in volume 7, issue 13 of Journal of Vision.
It appeared on pages 1 to 10. You accessed the article online on January 3,
2009, at the following URL: http://www.journalofvision.org/7/13/14/. The DOI
for the article is 10.1167/7.13.14. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Alvarez, G.A. & Franconeri, S.L. (2007). How many objects can you
track? Evidence for a resources-limited attentive tracking mechanism.
Journal of Vision, 7(13), 1-10. Retrieved from
http://www. jo u r nal of vi s i o n. or g/7/13/14/
Example 2
Alvarez, G.A. & Franconeri, S.L. (2007). How many objects can you
track? Evidence for a resources-limited attentive tracking mechanism.
Journal of Vision, 7(13), 1-10. doi: 10.1167/7.13.14
Example 3
Alvarez, G.A. (2007). How many objects can you track? Evidence for a
resources-limited attentive tracking mechanism. Journal of Vision,
7(13), 1-10. doi: 10.1167/7.13.14
Example 4
Alvarez, G.A. & Franconeri, S.L. (2007). How many objects can you
track? Evidence for a resources-limited attentive tracking mechanism.
Journal of Vision, 7(13), 1-10.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
9. Scott Stossel's article "Knifed" was published in May of 2004 in volume
293, issue 4, of The Atlantic Monthly. You accessed the article online, where it
appears, as in the print version, with page numbers. The article appears on
pages 106 to 111. The home page of The Atlantic Monthly is http://the
atlantic.com/. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Stossels, S. (2004, May). Knifed. The Atlantic Montly, 293(4),
Retrieved from http://the atlantic.com/
Example 2
Stossels, S. (2004, May). Knifed. The Atlantic Montly, 293, 106-111,
Retrieved from http://the atlantic.com/
Example 3
Stossels, S. (2004, May). Knifed. The Atlantic Montly, 293(4), 106-
111, Retrieved from http://the atlantic.com/
Example 4
Stossels, S. (2004, May). “Knifed.” The Atlantic Montly, 293(4), 106-
111, Retrieved from http://the atlantic.com/
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
10. Steven Ashley's article "Artificial Muscles" was published in the October
2003 -- volume 289, issue 4 -- issue of the magazine Scientific American
(http://www.scientificamerican.com). You accessed the article online, where it
appears, as in the print version, with page numbers. The article appears in its
entirety on page 53. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Ashley, S. (2003, October). Artificial muscles. Scientific American,
289(4), 53.
Example 2
Ashley, S. (2003, October). Artificial muscles. Scientific American,
289(4), 53. Retrieved from http://www.scientificamerican.com/
Example 3
Ashley, S. (2003, October). Artificial muscles. Scientific American,
289, 53.
Example 4
Ashley, Steven. (2003, October). Artificial muscles. Scientific
American, 289(4), 53. Retrieved from
http://www.scientificamerican.com/
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
11. William Saletan's article "Gizzards in Your Gas Tank" was published in the
online magazine Slate. It was posted on December 2, 2005, at the following
URL: http://www.slate.com/id/2131122/. Slate's home page URL is
http://www.slate.com/. You accessed the article on June 11, 2008. Select the
entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Saletan, W. (2005, December 2). Gizzards in your gas tank. Slate.
Retrieved June 11, 2008, from http://www.slate.com/id/2131122/
Example 2
Saletan, W. (2005, December 2). Gizzards in your gas tank. Slate.
Retrieved June 11, 2008.
Example 3
Saletan, W. (2005, December 2). Gizzards in your gas tank. Slate.
Retrieved from http://www.slate.com/id/2131122/
Example 4
Saletan, W. (2005, December 2). Slate. Gizzards in your gas tank.
Retrieved from http://www.slate.com/id/2131122/
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
12. Bruce Schneier's article "Fatal Flaw Weakens RFID Passports" was
published in the online edition of Wired magazine, but not in the print version.
It was posted on November, 3, 2005, at the following URL:
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/ 0,69453-0.html. Wired's home page
URL is http://www.wired.com/. You accessed the article on February 19, 2008.
Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Schneier, B. (2005, November 3). Fatal flaw weakens RFID
passports [Supplemental material]. Wired. Retrieved February 19,
2008, from http://www.wired.com/
Example 2
Schneier, B. (2005, November 3). Fatal flaw weakens RFID
passports [Supplemental material]. Wired. Retrieved from
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,69453-0.html
Example 3
Schneier, Bruce. (2005, November 3). Fatal flaw weakens RFID
passports. Wired. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/
Example 4
Schneier, B. (2005, November 3). Fatal flaw weakens RFID
passports [Supplemental material]. Wired. Retrieved from
http://www.wired.com/
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
13. You want to quote from a Web page titled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions" on
the Climate Change website, which is sponsored and authored by the
Environmental Protection Agency. The page was last updated on October 15th,
2009, and you accessed it on December 4, 2009. The home page's URL is
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/, and the page's direct URL is
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/index.html. Select the entry that
correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Environmental Protection Agency. (2009, Ocotber 15). Greenhouse
gas emissions. Retrieved from
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/index.html
Example 2
Environmental Protection Agency. (2009, Ocotber 15). Greenhouse
gas emissions. Retrieved December 4, 2009, from
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
Example 3
Environmental Protection Agency. (2009, Ocotber 15). Greenhouse
gas emissions. Retrieved December 4, 2009, from
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/index.html
Example 4
Environmental Protection Agency. (2009, Ocotber 15). Greenhouse
gas emissions. Retrieved December 4, 2009, from Climate Change:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/index.html
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
14. You want to quote from an online report called Ancient Architects of the
Mississippi, sponsored and authored by the National Park Service's Archeology
Program. The report was last updated on September 6, 2007. You accessed the
site on October 10, 2007, at the following URL:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology/feature/feature.htm. Select the entry that
correctly cites the source.
Example 1
National Park Service, Archeology Program. (2007, September 6).
Ancient architects of the Mississippi. Retrieved from
http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology/feature/feature.htm
Example 2
National Park Service, Archeology Program. (2007, September 6).
Ancient architects of the Mississippi. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
Example 3
National Park Service, Archeology Program. (2007, September 6).
Ancient architects of the Mississippi. Retrieved October 10, 2007,
from http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology/feature/feature.htm
Example 4
National Park Service, Archeology Program. Ancient architects of the
Mississippi. Retrieved from
http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology/feature/feature.htm
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
15. You want to quote from a document called Could Reducing Global
Dimming Mean a Hotter, Dryer World? that appears on a website sponsored by
an institution, the Columbia University Earth Institute (no author is named).
The document was published on April 14, 2006, and you accessed it on July 16,
2008, at the following URL: http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2006/story04-
14-06.php. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Could reducing global dimming mean a hotter, dryer world? (2006,
April 14). Retrieved from Columbia University, Earth Institute
website: http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2006/story04-14-
06.php
Example 2
Columbia University, Earth Institute. (2006, April 14). Could
reducing global dimming mean a hotter, dryer world? Retrieved from
Columbia University, Earth Institute website:
http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2006/story04-14-06.php
Example 3
Could reducing global dimming mean a hotter, dryer world? (2006,
April 14). Retrieved June 16, 2008, from
http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2006/story04-14-06.php
Example 4
Columbia University, Earth Institute. (2006, April 14). Could
reducing global dimming mean a hotter, dryer world? Retrieved June
16, 2008, from http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2006/story04-14-
06.php
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
16. You are quoting from an online report titled Racial Transformation and the
Changing Nature of Segregation by Gary Orfield and Chungmei Lee. It is
sponsored by the University of California-Los Angeles's Civil Rights Project.
The publication date is January 12, 2006, and you accessed it on November 11,
2006, at http://www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/deseg/deseg06.php.
Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Orfield, G., & Lee C. (2006). Racial transformation and the changing
nature of segregation. Retrieved November 11, 2006, from University
of California- Los Angeles, The Civil Rights Project website.
Example 2
Orfield, G., & Lee C. (2006). Racial transformation and the changing
nature of segregation. Retrieved November 11, 2006, from University
of California- Los Angeles, The Civil Rights Project website:
http://www.civil r ight s p roj ect.ucla.edu/ r e s ea r ch/de s eg/de s eg06.php.
Example 3
Orfield, G., & Lee C. (2006). Racial transformation and the changing
nature of segregation. Retrieved November 11, 2006, from
http://www.civil r ight s p roj ect.ucla.edu/ r e s ea r ch/de s eg/de s eg06.php
Example 4
Orfield, G., & Lee C. (2006). Racial transformation and the changing
nature of segregation. Retrieved from University of California-Los
Angeles, The Civil Rights Project website:
http://www.civil r ight s p roj ect.ucla.edu/ r e s ea r ch/de s eg/de s eg06.php.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
27. You are quoting from an online news article titled "Hubble Captures the
Shattering of a Comet." It was posted on April 28, 2006 on the news publication
CNN's website (CNN is the publication and the sponsor) at the URL
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/04/28/comet.breakup/index.html.
CNN's home page is http://www.cnn.com/. Select the entry that correctly cites
the source.
Example 1
Hubble captures the shattering of a comet. (2006, April 28).
Retrieved May 1, 2006, from CNN website:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/04/28/comet.breakup/index.h
tml.
Example 2
Hubble captures the shattering of a comet. (2006, April 28). CNN.
Retrieved from
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/04/28/comet.breakup/index.h
tml.
Example 3
Hubble captures the shattering of a comet. (2006, April 28).
Retrieved May 1, 2006, from
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/04/28/comet.breakup/index.h
tml.
Example 4
Hubble captures the shattering of a comet. (2006, April 28). CNN.
Retrieved May 1, 2006, from CNN website:
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
18. You are quoting from a web page on the Human Society of the United
States website called "Bringing Your New Dog Home" (no author is named).
The page shows a copyright date of 2006, but it might not be a final version.
You accessed the document on July 14, 2008, at
http://www.hsus.pets/pet_adoption_information/bringing_your_new_dog_home.
html. Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Bringing your new dog home. Retrieved July 4, 2008, from Humane
Society of the United States website:
http://www.hsus.pets/pet_adoption_information/bringing_your_new_
dog_home.html
Example 2
Bringing your new dog home. (2006). Retrieved July 4, 2008, from
Humane Society of the United States website.
Example 3
Bringing your new dog home. (2006). Retrieved July 4, 2008, from
Humane Society of the United States website:
http://www.hsus.pets/pet_adoption_information/bringing_your_new_
dog_home.html
Example 4
Bringing your new dog home. (2006). Retrieved from
http://www.hsus.pets/pet_adoption_information/bringing_your_new_
dog_home.html
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
19. You want to quote a Web log entry titled "Odds Without End," which was
posted on April 12, 2006. The author is Alex Ross, and the blog appears on his
site, which is titled The Rest is Noise. You accessed the site on May 17, 2008, at
http://www.therestisnoise.com/blog_fallwinter_05/index.html. Select the entry
that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Ross, A. (2006, April 12). Odds without end [Web log post].
Example 2
Ross, A. (2006, April 12). Odds without end [Web log post]. The Rest
is Noise. Retrieved May 17, 2005.
Example 3
Ross, A. (2006, April 12). Odds without end [Web log post]. The Rest
is Noise. Retrieved from
http://www.therestisnoise.com/blog_fallwinter_05/index.html
Example 4
Ross, A. (2006, April 12). Odds without end [Web log post].
Retrieved from
http://www.therestisnoise.com/blog_fallwinter_05/index.html
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
20. You want to quote a Web log post titled "Freelance Writing Advice," by
John Hewitt. It was posted on April 24, 2006, on a site called Second Fortune.
You accessed the site on June 12, 2008, at the following URL:
http://secondfortune.blogspot.com/. Select the entry that correctly cites the
source.
Example 1
Hewitt, J. Freelance writing advice [Web log post]. Retrieved June
12, 2008, from http://secondfortune.blogspot.com/
Example 2
Hewitt, J. (2006, April 24). Freelance writing advice. Retrieved June
12, 2008, from http://secondfortune.blogspot.com/
Example 3
Hewitt, J. (2006, April 24). Freelance writing advice [Web log post].
Second Fortune. Retrieved from http://secondfortune.blogspot.com/
Example 4
Hewitt, J. (2006, April 24). Freelance writing advice [Web log post].
Retrieved from http://secondfortune.blogspot.com/
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
Citing Sources Practice - Periodicals
Select the correct answer for each question below.
1. In 2005, Nina Godtfredsen, Eva Prescott, and Merete Osler wrote an
article called "The Effect of Smoking Reduction on Lung Cancer Risk."
It was published in volume 294, issue 12 of the Journal of the American
Medical Association on pages 1505 to 1511. This journal paginates by
volume, not by each individual issue. Select the entry that correctly cites
the source.
Example 1
Godtsfredsen, N., Prescott, E., & Osler, M. (2005). The effect of
smoking reduction on lung cancer risk. Journal of the American
Medical Association, 294, 1505-1511.
Example 2
Godtsfredsen, N., Prescott, E., & Osler, M. (2005). The effect of
smoking reduction on lung cancer risk. Journal of the American
Medical Association, 294.
Example 3
Godtsfredsen, N., Prescott, E., & Osler, M. The effect of smoking
reduction on lung cancer risk. (2005). Journal of the American
Medical Association, 294(12), 1505-1511.
Example 4
Godtsfredsen, N., Prescott, E., & Osler, M. (2005). The effect of
smoking reduction on lung cancer risk. Journal of the American
Medical Association, 1505-1511.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
2. Keely McCarthy's article "Conversion, Identity, and the Indian
Missionary" was published in 2001 by the journal Early American
Literature. It appeared in volume 36, issue 3 on pages 353 to 370. (This
journal paginates by volume, not by each individual issue.) Select the
entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
McCarthy, K. (2001). Early American Literature. Conversion,
identity, and the Indian missionary, 36(3), 353-370.
Example 2
McCarthy, K. (2001). Conversion, identity, and the Indian
missionary. Early American Literature, 36(3).
Example 3
McCarthy, K. (2001). Conversion, identity, and the Indian
missionary. Early American Literature, 353-370.
Example 4
McCarthy, K. (2001). Conversion, identity, and the Indian
missionary. Early American Literature, 36(3), 353-370.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
3. Rosemary Wakeman's article "Making Paris and Parisians" was
published in 2005 by the Journal of Urban History. It appeared in
volume 31, issue 4 on pages 565 to 570. (This journal paginates by
volume, not by each individual issue.) Select the entry that correctly cites
the source.
Example 1
Wakeman, R. (2005). Making Paris and Parisians. Journal of
Urban History,31, 565-570.
Example 2
Wakeman, R. Making Paris and Parisians. Journal of Urban
History, 31(4), 565-570. (2005).
Example 3
Wakeman, R. (2005). Journal of Urban History, Making Paris
and Parisians. 31(4), 565-570.
Example 4
Wakeman, R. (2005). Making Paris and Parisians. Journal of
Urban History, 31.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
4. Brian Uzzi and Shannon Dunlap wrote the article “How to Build Your
Network” in 2005 for Harvard Business Review. It appeared in volume
83, issue 12, on pages 53 to 61. Select the entry that correctly cites the
source.
Example 1
Uzzi, B., & Dunlap, S. (2005). How to build your network. Harvard
Business Review, 53–61.
Example 2
Uzzi, B., & Dunlap, S. (2005). How to build your network. Harvard
Business Review, 83(12), 53–61.
Example 3
Uzzi, B., & Dunlap, S. How to build your network. Harvard Business
Review, 83(12), (2005). 53–61.
Example 4
Uzzi, B., & Dunlap, S. (2005). How to build your network. Harvard
Business Review, 83(12).
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
5. Elise Bolda wrote the article “Community Partnerships for Older
Adults: Meeting the Housing Challenge” in 2006 for the journal
Generations. It appeared in volume 29, issue 4, on pages 61 to 64. Select
the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Bolda, E. (2006). Generations, 29(4), 6. Community partnerships for
older adults: Meeting the housing challenge. 61–64.
Example 2
Bolda, E. (2006). Generations, Community partnerships for older
adults: Meeting the housing challenge. 29(4), 61–64.
Example 3
Bolda, E. (2006). Community partnerships for older adults: Meeting
the housing challenge. Generations, 61–64.
Example 4
Bolda, E. (2006). Community partnerships for older adults: Meeting
the housing challenge. Generations, 29(4), 61–64.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
6. Mary Kate Harrison wrote the article “A Nutritious School Menu: Not
as Easy as ABC” in 2006 for the journal Nation’s Restaurant News. It
appeared in volume 40, issue 9, on page 34. Select the entry that correctly
cites the source.
Example 1
Harrison, M. K. (2006). A nutritious school menu: Not as easy as
ABC. Nation’s Restaurant News, 40(9), 34.
Example 2
Harrison, M. K. (2006). A nutritious school menu: Not as easy as
ABC. Nation’s Restaurant News, 40(9).
Example 3
Harrison, M. K. A nutritious school menu: Not as easy as ABC.
Nation’s Restaurant News, 40(9), 34. (2006).
Example 4
Harrison, M. K. (2006). A nutritious school menu: Not as easy as
ABC. 40(9), Nation’s Restaurant News, 34.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
7. David Foster Wallace's article "Host" was published in The Atlantic
Monthly. It appeared in the April 2005 issue -- volume 295, issue 3 -- on
pages 51 to 74. (This monthly magazine paginates by individual issue.)
Select the entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Wallace, D. F. (2005). Host. The Atlantic Montly, 295(3).
Example 2
Wallace, D. F. (2005, April). The Atlantic Montly, 295(3), 51-74.
Example 3
Wallace, D. F. (2005, April). Host. The Atlantic Montly, 295(3), 51-
74.
Example 4
Wallace, D. F. (2005, April). Host. The Atlantic Montly, 51-74.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
8. Robert Kurson's article "Into the Light" was published in Esquire. It
appeared in the June 2005 issue -- volume 143, issue 6 -- on pages 115 to
126. (This monthly magazine paginates by individual issue.) Select the
entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
Kurson, R. (2005, June). Esquire, Into the light. 143(6), 115-126.
Example 2
Kurson, R. (2005, June). Into the light. Esquire, 143(6), 115-126.
Example 3
Kurson, R. (2005). Into the light. Esquire, 143, 115-126.
Example 4
Kurson, R. (2005, June). Into the light. Esquire, 143(6).
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
9. Tim Zimmerman's article "Raising the Dead" was published in the
monthly magazine Outside. It appeared in the August 2005 issue --
volume 30, issue 8 -- on page 58. (This magazine paginates by individual
issue.) Select the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Zimmerman, Tim. Raising the dead. Outside, 30(8), 58. (2005).
Example 2
Zimmerman, Tim. (2005).Raising the dead. Outside, 30, 58.
Example 3
Zimmerman, T. (2005, August). Outside, Raising the dead. 30(8), 58.
Example 4
Zimmerman, T. (2005, August).Raising the dead. Outside, 30(8), 58.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
10. Jane Mayer wrote an article called “Outsourcing Torture” for the The
New Yorker. It appeared in the February 14, 2005, issue on pages 106-
123. Select the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Mayer, J. (2005). Outsourcing torture. The New Yorker, 106–123.
Example 2
Mayer, J. (2005, February 14). Outsourcing torture. The New Yorker.
Example 3
Mayer, J. (2005, February 14). Outsourcing torture. The New Yorker,
106–123.
Example 4
Mayer, J. (2005, February 14). The New Yorker, Outsourcing torture.
106–123.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
11. Johanna McGeary wrote the article “Danger Around Every Corner”
for the October 27, 2003, issue of Time. It appeared on page 24. Select
the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
McGeary, J. Danger around every corner. Time, (2003, October 27).
24.
Example 2
McGeary, J. (2003, October 27). Danger around every corner. Time,
24.
Example 3
McGeary, J. (2003, October 27). Time, Danger around every corner.
24.
Example 4
McGeary, J. (2003, October 27). Danger around every corner. Time.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
12. Catharine Skipp and Arian Campo-Flores wrote the article
“Addiction: A ‘Meth Prison’ Movement” for the April 24, 2006, issue of
Newsweek. It appeared on page 9. Select the entry that correctly cites this
source.
Example 1
Skipp, C., & Campo-Flores, A. (2006, April 24). Addiction: A ‘meth
prison’ movement. Newsweek, 9.
Example 2
Skipp, C., & Campo-Flores, A. (April 24, 2006). Addiction: A ‘meth
prison’ movement. Newsweek, 9.
Example 3
Addiction: A ‘meth prison’ movement. Skipp, C., & Campo-Flores,
A. (2006, April 24). Newsweek, 9.
Example 4
Skipp, C., & Campo-Flores, A. (2006, April 24). Newsweek.
Addiction: A ‘meth prison’ movement. 9.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
13. Lynn Karoly and James Bigelow wrote the article “Benefits of
Preschool Come with Every Dollar” for the April 26, 2006, issue of the
Los Angeles Times. The article began on page B13 and continued on page
B15. Select the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Karoly, L., & Bigelow, J. (2006, April 16). Los Angeles Times,
Benefits of preschool come with every dollar. pp. B13, B15.
Example 2
Karoly, L., & Bigelow, J. (2006, April 16). Benefits of preschool
come with every dollar. Los Angeles Times, p. B13.
Example 3
Karoly, L., & Bigelow, J. (2006, April 16). Benefits of preschool
come with every dollar. Los Angeles Times, pp. B13, B15.
Example 4
Karoly, L., & Bigelow, J. Benefits of preschool come with every
dollar. Los Angeles Times, pp. B13, B15.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
14. Susan Schmidt wrote the article “A Jackpot From Indian Gaming
Tribes” for the February 22, 2004, issue of The Washington Post. It began
on page A1 and continued on page A17. Select the entry that correctly
cites this source.
Example 1
Schmidt, S. A jackpot from Indian gaming tribes. Washington Post,
pp. A1, A17. (2004, February 22).
Example 2
Schmidt, S. (2004, February 22). Washington Post, A jackpot from
Indian gaming tribes. pp. A1, A17.
Example 3
Schmidt, S. (2004, February 22). A jackpot from Indian gaming
tribes. The Washington Post, pp. A1, A17.
Example 4
Schmidt, S. (2004, February 22). A jackpot from Indian gaming
tribes. The Washington Post, pp. A1, A17.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
15. Hector Tobar and Cecilia Sanchez wrote the article “Migrants’
Boycott Plan is Crossing the Border” for the April 27, 2006. Los Angeles
Times. The article started on page A1 and continued on page A23. Select
the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Tobar, H., & Sanchez, C. (2006, April 27). Migrants’ boycott plan is
crossing the border. Los Angeles Times.
Example 2
Tobar, H., & Sanchez, C. (2006, April 27). Los Angeles Times.
Migrants’ boycott plan is crossing the border. pp. A1, A23.
Example 3
Tobar, H., & Sanchez, C. Migrants’ boycott plan is crossing the
border. (2006, April 27). Los Angeles Times, pp. A1, A23.
Example 4
Tobar, H., & Sanchez, C. (2006, April 27). Migrants’ boycott plan is
crossing the border. Los Angeles Times, pp. A1, A23.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
16. An article titled “Richmond Called 5th Most Dangerous City”
appeared in the November 21, 2005, issue of the Richmond Times-
Dispatch. It appeared on page B5, and no author was named. Select the
entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
Richmond called 5th most dangerous city. (2005). Richmond Times-
Dispatch, p. B5.
Example 2
(2005, November 21). Richmond called 5th most dangerous city.
Richmond Times-Dispatch, p. B5.
Example 3
Richmond called 5th most dangerous city. (2005, November 21).
Richmond Times-Dispatch, p. B5.
Example 4
Richmond called 5th most dangerous city. (2005, November 21).
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
17. An article titled “Ex-Prof Faces Deportation” was published in the
April 15, 2006, issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. It appeared on page
A4, and no author was named. Select the entry that correctly cites this
source.
Example 1
Ex-prof faces deportation. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, (2006, April 15).
p. A4.
Example 2
Ex-prof faces deportation. (2006, April 15). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
p. A4.
Example 3
Ex-prof faces deportation. (2006, April 15). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Example 4
Ex-prof faces deportation. (2006). Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, p. A4.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
18. An article titled “Five Guilty of Lesser Charges in Fatal Brawl” was
published in the July 14, 2005, issue of the Chicago Tribune. It appeared
on page 7, and no author was named. Select the entry that correctly cites
this source.
Example 1
Five guilty of lesser charges in fatal brawl. (2005, July 14). Chicago
Tribune, p. 7.
Example 2
(2005, July 14). Five guilty of lesser charges in fatal brawl. Chicago
Tribune, p. 7.
Example 3
Five guilty of lesser charges in fatal brawl. (2005, July 14). Chicago
Tribune.
Example 4
Chicago Tribune, Five guilty of lesser charges in fatal brawl. (2005,
July 14). p. 7.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
19. An editorial titled "A Change of Course at Ground Zero" appeared in
the April 27, 2006, issue of The New York Times on page A26. Select the
entry that correctly cites the source.
Example 1
A change of course at ground zero [Editorial]. (2006, April 27). The
New York Times, p. A26.
Example 2
A change of course at ground zero. (2006, April 27). The New York
Times, p. A26.
Example 3
A change of course at ground zero [Editorial]. (2006, April 27). The
New York Times.
Example 4
A change of course at ground zero [Editorial]. The New York Times,
p. A26.
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
20. Heather Bourbeau wrote a review, titled "Greed is Good," of a book
called An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic
Power by author John Steele Gordon. Her review was published in the
November 28, 2004, issue of The New York Times Book Review on page
29. Select the entry that correctly cites this source.
Example 1
The New York Times Book Review, Bourbeau, H. (2004, November
28). Greed is good [Review of the book An empire of wealth: The
epic history of American economic power]. 29.
Example 2
Bourbeau, H. (2004, November 28). Greed is good [Review]. The
New York Times Book Review, 29.
Example 3
Bourbeau, H. (2004, November 28). Greed is good [Review of the
book An empire of wealth: The epic history of American economic
power, by John Steele Gordon]. The New York Times Book Review,
29.
Example 4
Bourbeau, H. (2004, November 28). Greed is good [Review of the
book An empire of wealth: The epic history of American economic
power, by John Steele Gordon]. The New York Times Book Review,
a) Example 1
b) Example 2
c) Example 3
d) Example 4
COM 172 Week 2 APA Template InstructionsReview the Center for Writing Excellence guidelines for APA style.
Create an academic paper template consistent with APA style guidelines. You can use
this template to format your papers for this and future classes.
Include the appropriate formatting for the following:
Font
Page headers
Title page
Margins
Headings
Spacing
Abbreviations
Lists and seriation
Citations
References
Figures and table
Write an introduction to your template that summarizes the value of using a style guide.
COM 172 Week 3 Thesis Statement and Outline InstructionsResource: University of Phoenix Material: Thesis Statement and Outline
Develop a thesis statement for your research essay using the following equation:
limited topic + controlling idea, point, attitude, or slant = thesis
Write your completed equation and thesis statement at the top of your submitted
University of Phoenix Material: Thesis Statement and Outline for your instructor's
approval and feedback.
Create an outline using University of Phoenix Material: Thesis Statement and Outline or
an outline format of your own creation. In the outline for the body of your paper,
remember to include the details and sources that will support your thesis. As you develop
your outline, try to avoid bias in order to strengthen your argument.
Explain in a brief paragraph of at least 150 words why you decided to sequence your
outline as you did.
Post your completed University of Phoenix Material: Thesis Statement and Outline as an
attachment.
Review the additional resources from the Center for Writing Excellence for further
support:
"Thesis"
"The Writing Process - Placing Words on Paper"
"Developing the Topic"
COM 172 Week 4 Exercises InstructionsComplete the "Using Exact Language" presentation and Comprehension Check in the
Week Four MyWritingLab® videos and exercises.
Post a screen shot of your Comprehension Check results as a single Microsoft® Word
attachment.
1. Press Alt + Print Screen on your computer keyboard to create a screen shot.
2. Open a blank Microsoft® Word document.
3. Press Ctrl + V on your keyboard to paste the screen shot into the document.
COM 172 Week 4 Rough Draft InstructionsResources: University of Phoenix Material: Thesis Statement and Outline and the
Center for Writing Excellence
Review the APA guidelines at the Center for Writing Excellence.
Write a draft of at least 900 words that includes your introduction, body, and conclusion.
(Note. Your final essay, due in Week Five, will be 1,450 to 1,700 words.)
Develop an introductory paragraph, which includes your thesis statement.
Develop topic sentences and appropriate types of supporting paragraphs for the
body of your essay. Use your topic outline in University of Phoenix Material:
Thesis Statement and Outline from Week Three as a guide.
Develop a concluding paragraph to sum up the main ideas of your entire paper.
Avoid adding any new information into the concluding paragraph.
Include appropriate transitions within and between paragraphs.
Format your rough draft consistent with APA guidelines.
Submit a copy of your rough draft to WritePoint® and to the Plagiarism Checker in the
Center for Writing Excellence for review.
Post your rough draft as well as results from WritePoint® and the Plagiarism Checker as
a single attachment for instructor feedback.
Review the additional resources from the Center for Writing Excellence for further
support:
"Writing the Essay"
COM 172 Week 5 Writing Strategies ReflectionInstructionsWrite a 350-word reflection on the following:
What writing strategies you have learned in this course and how do you plan to
use them?
How do you feel this class has helped you develop as a writer and researcher?
Post your response to this discussion thread.
Respond to a minimum to two peers' posts.
COM 172 Week 5 Research Paper InstructionsResources: University of Phoenix Materials: Final Project Overview and Timeline &
Proofreading Checklist
Proofread your final draft usingthe checklist in the University of Phoenix Material:
Proofreading Checklist. If you cannot answer yesto an item in the checklist, revise your
paper accordingly.
Construct a research paper of 1,450 to 1,700 words that includes the following
elements:
Title page
Introduction and a thesis statement
Body with supporting evidence and in-text citations
Conclusion
Reference list of three to five sources, at least two of which must come from the
University Library
Review the University of Phoenix Material: Final Project Overview and Timeline to
ensure you have completed every step required for the final project.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Review the additional resources from the Center for Writing Excellence for further
support:
"Using Effective Transitions"
"Using an Essay Checklist"
"Using Peer Review"
"Applying Critical Thinking Principles to your Writing"