6-8 pages 6 to 12 cited sources cite all sources in correct MLA format this is mandatory use block quotes, in-text citations, and brackets per How to Quote and MLA PowerPoints this is mandatory Works Cited page must have hanging indents and date accessed this is mandatory consider attending an MLA workshop inside the Writing Center (highly reocmmended) use complex sentences, rhetorical flourishes, jazzy words You can select one already in use or design a new cover from scratch. Either way, compare multiple examples of current or previous editions and make a clear case for how your selection represents the book and yet will help market this book to a future generation of readers. In presenting evidence, use brackets, signal phrases, block quotations, and ellipses per the How to Quote and MLA PowerPoints. In part, this is a chance to show mastery of citation format. You may use images, but be sure to caption and cite all illustrations. If you use lots of visual entries, expand your page length ambitions accordingly. MLA citations The Works Cited page must match current MLA standards: alphabetical arrangement, hanging indents, full date accessed information, and correct use of italics. (Book titles are in italics always .) Write out a full entry: you cant use EasyBib or Microsoft Word auto-formatting and expect to pass. homework and tips Each year there are blogs about the best book covers of year x; seek those out (they count as evidence). Book designers and editors also have blogs and forums; look at those as well. You can interview clerks at Barnes & Noble (note the date and the persons full name, if so), or use online archives to find what some of the earliest editions looked like. OWL at Purdue has good entries on Visual Rhetoriccolor, too, is an argument, just as clearly as words or tone of voice. No use of websites that end in (.com)
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