How do you cite, in MLA format, 'How to Read Literature Like a Professor' by Thomas Foster?

Works Cited pages are included to give proper credit to the sources of the information used in the paper. When all information is cited, both internally and in the works cited, plagiarism is avoided.

Format:

  • Books: Author last name, first name. Book Title. City of publication: Publisher name, year published.

Therefore works cited & MLA will be:

  • Foster, Thomas. How to Read Literature Like a Professor.

MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. MLA style specifies guidelines for formatting manuscripts and using the English language in writing.

MLA style also provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through parenthetical citation in their essays and Works Cited pages. To learn more about MLA formatting visit Owl.english.purdue.edu.

If you are preparing an essay or research paper for college, the chances are high that you are going to need a few tips on writing an essay MLA style.

More often than not, when you get on the college level, there are two writing styles in which professors are looking for; they are APA (American Psychological Association) style or MLA (Modern Language Association) style. Check out these tips on writing an essay MLA Style at Grammar.yourdictionary.com.

Updated on Thursday, August 20 2015 at 04:01AM EDT
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