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Megan Getty-Odom
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community Technical College
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Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm. Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle.
Using Headings
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm. Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle.
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm. Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle.
Giving Credit to Sources of Information That Are Not Quoted
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm. Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd (Hernandez, N., 2006) . Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle (Getty-Odom, 2002).
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi (National Institute for Human Services Education, 2003). Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm. Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl (see table 6 of Jackson-Webber, 2006, for complete information). According to Getty-Odom and Jackson-Webber (2006), weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. In 2006, Getty-Odom and Jackson-Webber weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle.
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm (Hernandez & Savage, 1999). Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug (Jackson-Webber, personal communication, November 30, 2006). Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle (Anonymous, 2002).
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm. Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd (Getty-Odom, Hernandez, Jackson-Webber, Partridge, and Savage, 1999). Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle (Getty-Odom et al., 1999).
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi (Getty-Odom et al., 2001). Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm. Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle (“So What Do…?”, 2006).
Giving Credit to Sources of Information That Are Quoted
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Woeujdflj sjlkd “dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm” (Getty-Odom, 1999, p. 65). Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. “Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd” (Jackson-Webber, 2005, pp. 1985-1988). Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle.
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Jackson-Webber (2005) stated “woeujdflj [sjlkd] dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm” (p. 86). Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. In 2002, Getty-Odom “weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco… wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle” (pp. 10-15).
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm.
Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous
wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb
cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough,
woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd
woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco
weorubherou weorubvhecle (Getty-Odom, 2002, pp. 187-188).
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. “Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm” (American Institute of Human Services Education, 1999, p. 97). Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. “Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd” (How to Become an Independent Learner, 1984, p. 12). Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourch
goauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle.
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. According to the National Institute of Psychiatric Disorders (2004), “woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm” (pp. 54-55). “Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl” (Jackson-Webber, personal communication, November 19, 2006). Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. “Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug” (Anonymous, 2002, p. 43). “Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou,” (Hernandez, J. M., 2007, pp. 86-87) e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle.
Using Seriation
Xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm. Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: (a) erough, (b) eourhg, (c) eirueoru, (d) weoirugh, (e) erough, (f) woirutyhb, (g) wouethbwekotu, and (h) woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle.
In conclusion, xuopiok cxmvx djsdljdfjk jsdljfoi. Woeujdflj sjlkd dkjf woiu ccxncn; woudksl oiewur qp bnxmcm. Weoiujdl wioos soief dwioesl. Weioufh xdoifu coiudfjlj, i.e., weous wliethdkth wi qoeixng wkljouvw woruevhd. Weioufhbshe soub wobuycdb cjvjndk erounle wedfoqjg ltygke: erough, eourhg, eirueoru, weoirugh, erough, woirutyhb, wouethbwekotu, and woeubheuotug. Weoubhwetjobu weouivxhd woue wkco wocisnbiwourchgoauwut woeiu coushthgou, e.g., eousbhserhvco weorubherou weorubvhecle.
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