Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
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Abstract
Abstract should be included in the paper only if required in the instructions. Otherwise, please,
skip this page. If an abstract is required, note that it should briefly summarize the key points of
the research, e.g. the research questions, methods, participants, findings, conclusions, possible
implications etc. The abstract should be a single paragraph between 150 and 250 words. By
default neither direct nor indirect citations should be included here. Abstract is not counted
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.
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
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
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.
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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
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
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/ge
neral_format.html
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References
Pears, R., & Shields, G. J. (2016). Cite them right: the essential referencing guide. London:
Palgrave Macmillan.