APA Citation Workshop – O – Rama

1. How to survive an alien invasion2. How to dance and still look cool3. How to start (and win) a food fight

Our Mission: as a class, we are going to brainstorm about topic number _____. We are also going to incorporate two outside sources and cite them using APA style formatting. Sources are listed on the back of this paper.

Your Mission: as a group, brainstorm some answers to the following questions.

What resources (tools, materials, contacts, plans, etc.) would you need?

What steps (in order) would you need to take to put this plan into action?

What would be the benefit of learning this skill?

What precautions would you suggest to limit the risks of this plan?

Workshop created by Nicole BryantModified and presented by Emily Russell

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Outside Sources:1. How to survive an alien invasion

Bill Pullman, Blasted on the 4 th of July: My encounter with Aliens copyright 1997, published in New York by Classified Books Inc.

“If you plan to infect their defense shields with a virus, make sure to practice your maneuvers and flight plan in advance with a handy dandy crop-dusting plane.” From page 67 of book

Area51.gov website, webpage “How to get out alive” written by American Survivors of Alien Visitations, last updated on 12/15/2003; information retrieved on 1/10/2009, web address www.area51.gov/getoutalive

“Aliens are actually very kind and sensible individuals, except for the fact that they want to take over the world, suck the brains out of humans, and decimate the ecosystem.”

2. How to dance and still look cool Kevin Federline, PoPo Wow!: Dancin’ with K-Fed copyright 2004,

published in Atlanta by Spears Publishing“Nothing adds to your image as a dancer better than the undershirt you wore yesterday.” From page 10 of book

Travolta.com website, webpage “What every dancer should know” written by John Travolta, last updated on 02/13/1997; information retrieved on 1/10/2009, web address www.travolta.com/whattoknow

“Although there are many ways to improve your dancer image, the real foundation of any good dancer is a good polyester suit.”

3. How to start (and win) a food fight Jenny Craig, The People’s Cheesecake: baked goods as weapons copyright

2001, published in Denver by Krusty Publishing Inc.“You gotta consider the velocity of your cheesecake when launching it into the air. Toppings like cherries or chocolate may be attractive, but can cause wind resistance.” From page 110 of book

Milkmoneybully.com, webpage “Making the most of a food fight” written by Food Fighters Anonymous, updated on 1/4/2008; information retrieved on 1/10/2009, web address www.milkmoneybully.com/foodfight101

“Studies have shown that dumping an entire lunch tray is 15% more effective than throwing any single item from said tray.”

Activity: Using the sources for topic number _____, choose where each source would best fit into your paper. Why is this the best place for the source? Which examples from the “Quick Reference Guide” handout would you use to figure out how to do an in-text and a reference list citation for each of these sources?

After we have looked at the “Quick Reference Guide” handout, attempt to create an in-text and a reference list citation for each of these sources. You can use the space on the back of the “What should I write about” handout to do this.

Workshop created by Nicole BryantModified and presented by Emily Russell

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