Sandra is working on her Works Cited page for a research paper and needs to include information from a magazine article called "The Cultivation of Violets" by Fiona Knox. It was published in the April 2015 issue of Botany Monthly. The article was found on pages 62 to 66.
According to MLA guidelines, which of the following is the correct way for Sandra to cite this source?
A.
Knox, Fiona. "The Cultivation of Violets." Botany Monthly, Apr. 2015, pp. 62-66.
B.
Knox, Fiona. Botany Monthly "The Cultivation of Violets." 2005 April: pp. 62-66.****
C.
Fiona Knox. "The Cultivation of Violets." Botany Monthly April 2005: 62-66. Print.
D.
Fiona Knox. Botany Monthly Apr. 2005: 62-66. "The Cultivation of Violets." Print.
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Double check the directions here, and then tell me what you decide. Also, there are some words that should be in italics. Be sure to let me know which words those are.
The correct way for Sandra to cite this source according to MLA guidelines is option A:
Knox, Fiona. "The Cultivation of Violets." Botany Monthly, Apr. 2015, pp. 62-66.
The correct way to cite this source according to MLA guidelines is:
A. Knox, Fiona. "The Cultivation of Violets." Botany Monthly, Apr. 2015, pp. 62-66.
To cite a magazine article in MLA format, you need to include the author's name, the title of the article in quotation marks, the name of the magazine in italics, the publication date (month and year), and the page range of the article.
In this case, the author is Fiona Knox, and the title of the article is "The Cultivation of Violets." The magazine name is Botany Monthly, and the article was published in April 2015. The specific page range is 62-66.
Therefore, option A is the correct answer.