An annotated bibliography is defined as a list of sources (websites, articles, books, journals, etc.) that a writer/researcher/author has used in researching a topic about which s/he is writing.
Since you will ultimately be composing an argumentative research essay regarding a human rights issue of your choice, it is our goal to research your chosen topic in a way that will not only provide research findings to support your eventual argument on the topic, but even more importantly to help you shape a deep understanding and stance on the topic. This can only be done through extended reading and research.
The first 10-15 minutes of each class period will typically be devoted to our Reading-as-Researchers Routine in which we read about and research your chosen human rights issue. After each chosen source, students will compose an annotated bibliography entry (of no more than 150 words) on the article(s) they read, including in that annotated bibliography the following:
bibliographic information (i.e., the citation info of author, title, publisher, etc.).
a summary - a concise summary of the main points, sections, arguments of the text
an assessment - a description of the source's quality, reliability, accuracy, possible bias, and type of source
a reflection - a reflection that addresses the overall usefulness toward meeting the purpose of the research topic at hand, such as how the research findings fit into your overall research, how the findings fit the larger conversation of your research topic, how the findings may have changed the way you think about your research topic, and how the findings help you to develop your argument
Your annotated bibliography needs to be formatted in the same manner in which the rest of the essay is formatted. MLA does not specifically provide guidelines for annotated bibliographies, but they can be added to what is known as your Works Cited (see example here). In APA, they are added to what is known as References (see example here). For the purposes of Comp 106, we will be practicing APA formatting.