Citing Books

While we were covering plagiarism, we practiced giving credit to other sources through a Works Cited page. We practiced in groups and cited six different books that we had in class. The format and these examples can be found at Purdue University's Online Writing Lab:

Basic Format – If there is no author, start with title

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Book with One Author

Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.

Book with More Than One Author

Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.



Seventh graders practice citing a book using MLA format.

 



Students also learned that apps or websites like EasyBib.com, which help students format Works Cited pages (but not always correctly, which is why they must know the format!)