APA Worksheet: Newspaper articles
Name:_____________________
ID: ______________ Section: _________
Date: _________
Task 1
APA Newspaper Reference
Below is an example of a correct APA reference for a newspaper article.
Hardy, Q. (2012, March 6). Intel’s new chip: A best defense in the cloud. The New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
1. Circle the author’s name.
2. Circle the date.
3. Circle the title.
4. What information is included in the date? ______________________________
5. What information is before and after the date? __________________________
6. Which part of the reference is in italics? _______________________________
7. What information is at the end of the reference? ________________________
8. Is the information for an in-text citation? Why / not? ______________________
9. Is this reference for a Bibliography? Why / not? ________________________
10.
How many parts does this reference have? _______________________
Amy Andres & Hilary Isaacs
ADMC
HCT
March 2012
Task 2
Identifying the 4 Parts
Identify the 4 parts of the APA references for the 2 newspaper articles below.
(2012, January 22). Retrieved from http://www.gulfnews.com. Stringent standards come into effect in
the food sector. Zaman, S. Gulf News.
Author
Date
Title
Publication information (where?)
The National. Retrieved from http://thenational.ae. Malek, C. Europe approves camel milk. (2012,
March 7).
Author
Date
Amy Andres & Hilary Isaacs
Title
ADMC
Publication information (where?)
HCT
March 2012
Task 3
Citation or reference?
1. What is an APA reference? __________________________
2. Where do you find a reference? ______________________
3.
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6.
What is a citation? _________________________________
Where do you find a citation? _________________________
What is a Bibliography? _____________________________
What do you put in your Bibliography? __________________
Task 4
Creating an APA reference from a citation
Put the following citation information into a correct APA reference. Write your answer in the
box.
Retrieved from http:///www.online.wsj.com
Facebook loses privacy case in Europe.
Raice, S.
2012, March 6
Amy Andres & Hilary Isaacs
ADMC
HCT
March 2012