The document provides steps for creating APA references in 3 parts: 1) Format the author and date, 2) Format the book or article title, and 3) Format the location and publisher. It includes examples of references for a book, journal article, and online source. Each reference includes the author's name, date of publication, title of work, and publication information. The steps guide the reader through properly formatting these components for APA style references.

1. MAKING APA REFERENCES
STEP-BY-STEP

2. 3 REFERENCES IN APA
• Book 
Calfee, R. C., & Valencia, R. R. (1991). APA guide to preparing manuscripts for journal publication.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
• Journal 
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative
and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.
• Website 
American Red Cross. (2004). A home fire escape plan can save your life. Retrieved from
http://www.redcross.org/news/article/A-Home-Fire-Escape-Plan-Can-Save-Your-Life

3. 3 PARTS TO A REFERENCE
Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(3), 5-13.

4. 3 PARTS TO A REFERENCE
• An article in a journal/periodical
Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(3), 5-13.
Author(s)/date Journal/volume/pagesArticle title

5. 3 PARTS TO A REFERENCE
• An online source
American Red Cross. (2004). A home fire escape plan can save your life. Retrieved from
http://www.redcross.org/news/article/A-Home-Fire-Escape-Plan-Can-Save-Your-Life
Author(s)/date HyperlinkArticle title

6. 3 PARTS TO A REFERENCE
• A book
Barman, J. (1991). The west beyond the west: A history of British Columbia. Toronto, ON: Toronto University Press.
Author(s)/date Location / PublisherBook Title

7. STEP 1: FORMAT THE AUTHOR AND DATE
* The author should have the last name first:
e.g. Einstein, A.
* The date should be in parentheses
e.g. Einstein, A. (1922).
* Format the following names and dates:
1. Daniel Goleman—1995
2. John McWhorter--2001

8. STEP 1 ANSWERS
• 1. Daniel Goleman—1995  Goleman, D. (1995).
2. John McWhorter—2001  McWhorter, J. (2001).
• Step 1 formatting is the same for most sources types
• McWhorter, J. (2001).
• Goleman, D. (1995).

9. STEP 2 FORMAT THE BOOK TITLE
• The main title is italicized. Italicism looks like this. Do not underline the title.
• The first letter of the title has a capital letter
e.g. Stony creek woman: the story of Mary John
• The first letter of the subtitle has a capital letter
e.g. Stony creek woman: The story of Mary John
• Any proper nouns, like names are also capitalized
e.g. Stony creek woman: The story of Mary John
• For books the title of the book is italicized
e.g. Barman, J. (1991). The west beyond the west: A history of British Columbia. Toronto, ON: Toronto University Press.
• For articles the title of the journal is italicized
e.g. Scruton, R. (1996). The eclipse of listening. The New Criterion, 15(3), 5-13.
•

10. STEP 2 FORMAT THE BOOK TITLE
• Correctly format the following names, years, and titles
- John McWhorter—2001—THE POWER OF BABEL
- Daniel Goleman—1995--emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ

11. STEP 2 ANSWERS
• Correctly format the following names, years, and titles
- John McWhorter—2001—THE POWER OF BABEL
- Daniel Goleman—1995--emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ
• McWhorter, J. (2001). The power of babel.
• Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ.

12. STEP 3 FORMAT THE LOCATION AND PUBLISHER
• The locations and publishers are written in the following order: City, State/Province/Territory/Country: Publisher
e.g. Barman, J. (1991). The west beyond the west: A history of British Columbia. Toronto, ON: Toronto University Press.
• Correctly format the following names, years, titles, locations and publisher
- John McWhorter—2001—THE POWER OF BABEL--New York-New York-Bantam Books
- Daniel Goleman—1995--emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ—New York-New York-Times Books

13. STEP 3 ANSWERS
• McWhorter, J. (2001). The power of babel. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
• Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. New York, NY: Times Books.
- John McWhorter—2001—THE POWER OF BABEL--New York-New York-Bantam Books
- Daniel Goleman—1995--emotional intelligence: why it can matter more than IQ—New York-New York-Times Books

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