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Stephania P. BiddingsEnglish Instructor
2007-2008
10/23/2007 Stephania P. Biddings 1APA 5th Edition (2001)
The Capstone ProjectThe Capstone Project is a culminating project that
reviews all that the student has learned and applied during his or her academy studies.
The student selects, or is provided with a topic that specifically relates to his or her academy strand.
The student researches that topic according to the criteria provided by the academy instructor or academy leader.
The student will present the complete assignment—project, to an audience of his or her peers, business leaders, community members, school faculty and staff.10/23/2007
Stephania P. Biddings 2APA 5th Edition (2001)
The Capstone ProjectThe Capstone Project will be assessed and
evaluated by several people or groups: the academy leader and, or instructor; the English instructor (20%); and an audience business leaders, community members, faculty and staff.
10/23/2007 Stephania P. Biddings 3APA 5th Edition (2001)
The Capstone ProjectThe English Course Component: format and
structure
American Psychological Association (APA) style, 5th Edition.
Organizational information: www.apa.org
Title page, Abstract, Table of Contents, Introduction, Body
of the paper, Charts, Tables, References and the Appendix.
10/23/2007 Stephania P. Biddings 4APA 5th Edition (2001)
The Capstone ProjectThe Basics:
The paper must be double-spaced, with the exception of the abstract/executive summary and long quotes.
APA font choices allow the use of Times New Roman and Ariel. The font chosen for the English course is Times New Roman.
The font size selected by APA standards is 12-point.
One-inch margins—top, bottom, right and left.10/23/2007 Stephania P. Biddings 5APA 5th Edition (2001)
The Capstone ProjectThe Title Page:
Header (Top right-hand corner)Page Number (Top right-hand corner)Running Head (To left of, and below the header)Your Name (centered)Title of Project/Research (centered)English Instructor (removed in the final
publishing) and The Academy Leader’s/Instructor’s Name
The AcademyThe School or Institution10/23/2007
Stephania P. Biddings 6APA 5th Edition (2001)
The Capstone ProjectTitle Page, continued…
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Mononucleosis 1
Running head: MINIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF MONONUCLEOSIS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Soon To-Be Senior
Minimizing the Effects of Mononucleosis in Public Schools
Mrs. Algaze, Health Academy Leader
Mrs. Biddings, English Instructor
The Health Academy: Nursing Assistant
October 2, 2007
Miami Lakes Educational Center
The Capstone ProjectThe Abstract/Executive Summary:
AbstractThe abstract is a one-page, concise summary of
the essential details and elements of the research paper. The summary should,
generally, be no more than 120 words. It is centered and single-spaced. The abstract
should be written below the header, and title—abstract.
10/23/2007 Stephania P. Biddings 8APA 5th Edition (2001)
The Capstone ProjectThe Thesis Statement:
A thesis statement identifies the paper’s purpose and previews its primary themes or main ideas. The writer states his or her hypothesis, that will be proven (attempted) in the paper/research. The thesis is usually contained in one or two sentences.
Topic: An arguable/debatable point or opinionFocusedHow? (proven)Includes the writer’s conclusionHas a “so-what,” relevance or significance factor10/23/2007
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ReferencesPublication Manual of The American Psychological
Association , 5th Edition (2001).
Douglas Degelman, Ph.D., and Martin Lorenzo Harris, Ph.D. Vanguard University of Southern California The APA Style Essentials. Retrieved from:
www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796, on October 2, 2007. 10/23/2007
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