How do you make a works cited for a book report, seeing as all the citations are from the same source? And I am supposed to do it in MLA style. Does anyone know how? Thanks!
This site will give all that information:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/06/
no, it doesn't quite explain it
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You need to have the book cited in at least TWO places:
1. the Works Cited page that is placed after the last page of your paper, and
2. in parentheses in the text of your paper, immediately after each quotation or paraphrase.
For example, this will go on the Works Cited page with proper indentation for the second and following lines:
Pepin, Ronald E. Literature of Satire in the Twelfth Century. Lewiston: Edwin Mellen P, 1988.
... and this will go immediately after each quotation or whatever:
(Pepin 8) [<~~author's last name and the page number where the quotation came from]
The information in parentheses in the text needs to be as brief as possible. That's why there's a Works Cited page – for all the details of the listing.
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Here's a good place for information on citing in MLA format:
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Hold your cursor over the words CITING SOURCES in the left column and then click on the type of resource you need to cite, in this case Books. Many examples will show up. You will get two examples for each type of reference – one for the Works Cited page and one for the parenthetical (in-text) citation.
You can also see what a Works Cited page looks like – click on Sample Works Cited in the left column.
P.S. -- After the first instance of in-text citation, all you'll need to put is the page number, not the author's last name and page number.
Is Pepin, Ronald E. the author? Is Literature of Satire in the Twelfth Century the title? What is Lewiston: Edwin Mellen P? And what is 1988, the year it was published?
Did you look at the link I put at the top of that post? If you did, you'd know what all those sections are.
That section on Books will tell you about books with one author, with two authors, etc., books with a translator, books with an editor, and on and on...
Please go through the information linked there. Then if you enter the exact information for the book you are using for your book report, I can help you make sure it's correct.
I looked at it and I don't know! Sorry, I'll look again.
This is all it says:
For the Works Cited Page
Pepin, Ronald E. Literature of Satire in the Twelfth Century. Lewiston: Edwin Mellen P, 1988.
A second line (if necessasry) would be indented approximately half an inch. Leave off any titles or degrees associated with a name (Ph.D., Sir, or even Saint [unless "Saint" is part of the author's name] ). A "Jr." or "III," etc., goes after the full name and is enclosed in commas: Pepin, Theophilus W., III, Literature. … If the year of publication is not indicated in the front material of the book, use the most recent copyright date. If your author is responsible for more than one book (or other publication) in your Works Cited page, use three hyphens instead of repeating that person's name. For instance, immediately following the listing above, the entry below
———, trans. Writings of Bernard of Cluny
would indicate that Ronald E. Pepin is the translator of this book. (Use "ed." to indicate that he is the editor of a text.) Do not use the three-hyphens device if the author's name is used in combination with another author (co-author).
What is the book you're writing about? Title? Author? City? Publisher? Date (published or copyright)?
Let me know and I'll check it for you.