It is important to cite your sources if you use a quote or a fact that you have found in research! Citing your sources shows that you've taken the time to find out about the topic and also that you are not claiming the phrase or fact as your own!
The most common style for citing sources is the MLA (Modern Language Association) format.
You begin with the author, last name first. Follow the author's name with a period. The title of the book should be underlined, if handwritten, or italicized, if typed. Follow this with a period. Then, you must cite the publisher, followed by a comma and finally, the date followed by a period.
Here is how The Wars would be cited:
Findley, Timothy. The Wars. Penguin Books, 1996.
If you are citing an article from a website or a magazine, you need to include that as a source (sometimes called a "container"). I just read an article about how philanthropists can use their donations as a way to direct what would be public funds to their own pet projects (like the theatre, for example)!
This is how I would cite that article:
Vallely, Paul. "What philanthropy does." The Guardian Weekly, vol. 203, issue 14, 18 September 2020, p. 34.
Here is a link to Purdue University's website about citing sources: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html
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