i am writing a paper to see if a book and movie correctly justifies the time period it took place in. let's say i do not include any quotes from the novel or movie in my paper. do i still need to include the novel and movie in my works cited?
2006-07-03 04:44:18 · 9 answers · asked by tropicanasunrise 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Yes, because you need to cite any ideas that arent your original ideas, even if you don't use direct quotes. It's better to be safe than sorry. If you use a general idea from someone, cite them. Usually, if you aren't using quotes you just need the the author and publication year.
2006-07-03 04:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by PiccChick12 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are using direct quotes, paraphrasing, etc from a book or any other source it must be cited. Because the ideas weren't yours you must state where they came from. The good thing about citing a book is that it is the easiest one you can do. Newspapers, internet sites, and others can be a real pain to cite. Just remember it's better to over cite than be accused of plagiarism.
2006-07-03 12:22:37 · answer #2 · answered by angel32984 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rule of thumb; it is ALWAYS better to provide too much information rather than not enough. Since you will need to do a works cited page for the other sources, it is not hard to simply add your novel and movie.
2006-07-03 11:49:45 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!! And if you are smart, you will also include quotes from the book and movie to support whatever assertions you make. That way you will be using primary sources and will be providing the reader with justification for your ideas and conclusions. That IS important.
I hope this helps.
2006-07-03 17:59:52 · answer #4 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You're using information from the sources for your paper. You HAVE to cite it, even if you don't quote it.
2006-07-03 11:47:58 · answer #5 · answered by poetlover22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't quote them directly, they don't belong in the "works cited", but rather you bibliography, the list of resources you used in writing the paper.
2006-07-03 11:49:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because it would be inappropriate to include details like publisher and number of pages in the text. The first time you name the book and movie, footnote the name and put the usual citation stuff in the footnote.
2006-07-03 11:48:40 · answer #7 · answered by crao_craz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...you should include anything that you used to help write the paper. Besides, it always looks good to cite info, so cite what you can...it will lend credence to your argument.
2006-07-03 11:48:24 · answer #8 · answered by michaelscar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would..yes
2006-07-03 11:47:21 · answer #9 · answered by fuilui213 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋