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    The document provides instructions on how to properly cite a book using MLA format. It explains that the citation should include the author's last name, first name, book title, city of publication, publishing company, and date of publication. It provides examples of correct book citations and notes that lesser known cities should also include the state abbreviation. The document concludes by asking the reader to write a citation for a book they recently read.

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    The document provides instructions on how to properly cite a book using MLA format. It explains that the citation should include the author's last name, first name, book title, city of publication, publishing company, and date of publication. It provides examples of correct book citations and notes that lesser known cities should also include the state abbreviation. The document concludes by asking the reader to write a citation for a book they recently read.

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    Name ____________________________________ Writing Citations: How to Cite a Book To properly cite a book you have read or used to write

    a report, use the following format established by the Modern Language Association: Last name of author, first name of author. Title of book. City where book was published: Publishing company, date of publication. Note the format and punctuation! The spacing, indentation, commas, colons, underlining, and periods must be exactly as they appear above. Here are two examples of correct citations: Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines. New York: Dutton Books, 2006. Silvey, Anita. 500 Great Books for Teens. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. Since most people know New York City is in the state of New York and that Boston is in Massachusetts, we dont need to include the abbreviation for the state. However, lesser known cities require that you include the state, too. For example: Herz Sarah K. From Hinton to Hamlet: Building Bridges Between Young Adult Literature and the Classics. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2005.

    Now, write a citation for the free-choice book you just read. Remember to check your spelling, capitalization, indentation, and punctuation.

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