Annotated Bibliography Criteria

• All sources should be fully and properly cited and then annotated in an Annotated Bibliography.

• Annotated Bibliography-

  • MLA formatted:

    • • Times New Roman

      • 12 point font

      • Double space

      • 1 inch margins

      • ALL CITATIONS IN MLA 9

• Alphabetized (by first word in each citation)

• An annotated bibliography is a list of sources with a description and/or analysis of each source

  • • Annotated bibliographies can be very detailed (multiple paragraphs for each source) or more general (brief description and/or analysis of the article)

• Common structure of an annotated bibliography:

  • • TWO PARAGRAPHS for each annotation:

      • • Paragraph 1:SUMMARY of the article (discussion of why source is credible)

        • Paragraph 2: Your ASSESSMENT of how the article is relevant to your assignment (what is the key takeaway from the source)

Annotated Bibliography Guidelines & Samples

• Definitions and description of annotated bibliographies

• Sample annotated bibliography

• Sample with running header and heading required for an assignment (example is an AP Language class)

NOODLETOOLS

https://my.noodletools.com/logon/signin

• Lenape Research Guide -- Creating Citations for all Sources

• Sign in to NoodleTools account with your PERSONAL ID and PASSWORD

  • if asked to revalidate your account, enter: noodletools1

  • if creating a new account, click on REGISTER (school username: lenapemediacenter & school password: noodletools1)

• Click +New project

  • Check off “MLA” and “Advanced”

  • Create citations by selecting "+new source" or exporting a citation from the databases

  • Create citations for all your sources (for tips on citing all sources, look at the Lenape HS Research Guide

    • When you click on "New Source", you can select the appropriate type of citation

      • Database article (Many databases also allow you to export the citation to your noodletools list)

      • Interview

      • Book/eBook

      • and more!

    • To add citations from sources in our databases & eBooks (which already give you the full citation) you can select the option for: Quick cite: Copy & paste a citation

• To add an Annotation to a source:

  • When you create a source citation, you can write your annotation for the source in the text box.

  • If you need to add an annotation to a source you already have in your list, click on:

    • Options (three dots on the right of the source)

    • Edit

    • Add your annotation in the text box

• When finished, click on PRINT/EXPORT TO GOOGLE DOCS to export your sources and create a MLA Works Cited page

  • You will need to add in the running header (the exported document includes page numbers in the header but you need to add your last name)

  • You will also need to add in the heading with your name, Instructor name, Course title, and date (in proper MLA date format)

  • See this example: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PyTxvzAjdO_-r7kI60dTN0s_OgGQGRF6CUbYloV4D54/edit?usp=sharing

  • Another example: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jUJBrFVNvp1ep_o1-yFYqYtULwg7Bch6W5wWDiZu2Bw/edit?usp=sharing