Question

how do you do proper MLA
citation?

Answer 1

http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-book
Here, try this site. :)

Answer 2

Also, here's this little picture for you if you're more of a visual kind of learner!

Answer 3

If you're using Microsoft office word to type something that needs citation you can click on references, mla style, insert citation then type in the blanks and it will do it for you. This also helps a ton if you're doing a bibliography at the end.