Annotated Bibliography
An annotated bibliography entry includes a
bibliographic citation
a summary
an assessment of the text cited
a reflection
A summary : "What" the text says
Click on the summary link (above) to review: author, title, thesis, key points
Assessment: Evaluating sources
The value of the information
Is it reliable (Consider the source)?
Consider the author, publication, publisher.
Consider the argument: support, use of statistics, use of assumptions, use of language, addressing the opposition.
Reflection: How has the information contributed to your understanding.
After reading this text, what do you know or understand that you did not before?
How does this source contribute to your paper?
Consider the source's usefulness:
background or context (Also, see Hacker & Sommers A2-a)
definition of terms or concepts
evidence to use as support: facts, statistics, examples, illustrations
lend authority: an expert in the field (Also, see Hacker & Sommers A2-e)
offers alternatives (Also, see Hacker & Sommers A2-f)
(Hacker & Sommers 347)
Use MLA formatting, a hanging indent, double space.
For information related to bibliographic citations in MLA format, see the Hacker text. Additionally, the OWL site (On-line Writing Lab at Purdue) provides information related bibliographic citations.
Use the guidelines above for the assignment, but for additional information:
See Hacker & Sommers, "R3-a "Maintain a Working Bibliography" for a discussion and example of an annotated bibliography (358-359).
See Johnson-Sheehan and Paine, "The Annotated Bibliography" for a discussion of the annotated bibliography and sample entries (324-326).
Bisignani, Dana, and Allen Brizee. "Annotated Bibliography." OWL at Purdue. Purdue University. 2013. Web. 20 Aug. 2013. Link: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01
See the attached documents, below, for examples of students' annotated bibliographies.