Paper Title: Up to 12 Words or Two Lines
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Author First M Last
Department of ? , Portage Learning and Geneva College
Course Number: Course Name
Instructor Name
Due Date
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Paper Title in Bold at the Top of Page 2
The first section of your paper is your introduction. Use these paragraphs to provide
background and context. “Introduction” should not be used as a section heading as it’s assumed
your paper will begin with an introduction. Remember to use first-person tense. Anytime you
want to start a section on a new page, instead of adding page breaks, use the Section Title style.
(To see the reader’s view of your document, click on the View tab then select Reading View.)
The body of your paper should be indented one half-inch on the first line of each new
paragraph and double-spaced. When introducing key terms, use Italics to highlight the term in its
first use, only. APA Style provides for up to five heading levels, shown in the paragraphs that
follow. Note that all text styles for this template are available on the Home tab of the ribbon, in
the Styles gallery.
Heading One
Heading levels 1-3 get their own paragraph, as shown. Headings 4 and 5 are run-in
headings used at the beginning of the paragraph. Include a period at the end of a run-in heading.
Double-space all text, including headings. Use descriptive headings to help readers identify
sections of your paper.
Heading Two
If needed, you can include consecutive paragraphs with their own headings, where
appropriate. For APA Style formatting, type your own references. To correctly format a
reference page according to APA Style guidelines, see page four.
Heading Three
When citing any quote or text that consists of three or more lines, APA guidelines call for
block-quote format:
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