The MLA Citation is how we keep track of the sources we use and give them proper credit. The easy reason we use them is this: So we don't get into a situation where we can be accused of plagiarizing, or stealing other peoples' work and using it as our own.
The basic format that students will use for their book reports is fairly simple. However, punctuation matters in this, so students beware!
Format:
Lastname, firstname. Book Title. Location: Publisher, year. Type. (The "type" refers to if you find it on the web or read it in a good old-fashioned book.
Example:
Roth, Veronica. Divergent. New York: HarperCollins, 2011. Print.
We'll be using this for our book reports and research papers when we get to them. As students get to higher levels of English, this will be required knowledge, just like a formula in math.
Questions about the MLA Citation? Check out The Owl at Purdue.
You can also get your own copy of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers here.
The basic format that students will use for their book reports is fairly simple. However, punctuation matters in this, so students beware!
Format:
Lastname, firstname. Book Title. Location: Publisher, year. Type. (The "type" refers to if you find it on the web or read it in a good old-fashioned book.
Example:
Roth, Veronica. Divergent. New York: HarperCollins, 2011. Print.
We'll be using this for our book reports and research papers when we get to them. As students get to higher levels of English, this will be required knowledge, just like a formula in math.
Questions about the MLA Citation? Check out The Owl at Purdue.
You can also get your own copy of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers here.