Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Writing Annotated Bibliographies

1. Quick Write Greek Roots 45-47 MLA Citation Format What is an Annotated Bibliography? Tuesday, February 18, 2014Writing Annotated Bibliographies

2. Quick Write: Change Quotation • “I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.” • Aldous Huxley • For your quick write, respond to the above quotation. Consider any of the following: • What change could you make in yourself to be a better person or a more successful person? • Is it possible for one person to affect change on the world? If not, explain. If so, give examples of people who have affected change.

3. Objective, Agenda, & Homework • Objective: Students will identify the key requirements of an annotated bibliography, including proper citation format. • Agenda: • Quick Write • Review Greek Roots 45-47 • Anthem Papers • MLA Citation Format • What is an Annotated Bibliography? • Homework: • Make sure you have ½-1 page of notes for all 4 sources by ELP day! • Begin revising your Anthem paper if you choose. • Read your choice novel and study your Greek roots.

4. Greek Roots • Using the word lists I gave you last week, look up the part of speech and definition of TWO WORDS FOR EACH ROOT. Then, draw a visual. • Look up 2 words for pan. • Look up 2 words for tom. • Look up 2 words for derm. • If you were not here last week, then look at the power point for those days on my website to get the 3 new roots with their meanings and word lists. • Quiz is Friday!

5. Anthem Papers • If you do NOT choose to rewrite your paper: • Take out the sticky notes carefully. Do not rip the pages. • Return your Anthem book to the 2nd floor library. • If you do choose to rewrite your paper: • You have until Friday, February 28 to rewrite your paper. • You may go to the Writing Center for help or see me at lunch or after school. Be sure to bring your rubric with the feedback you received. • When you finish rewriting your paper, carefully take out the stick notes. You will need to return the book to the 2nd floor library on your own time.

6. MLA Citation Format: Newspapers • Citation of a Newspaper (potentially from Ebsco) • Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper Date: Pages. Medium. • Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post 24 May 2007: LZ01. Print.

7. MLA Citation Format: Scholarly Journals • Citation of a Scholarly Journal (potentially from Ebsco) • Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of JournalVolume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication. • Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi's BashaiTudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature 15.1 (1996): 41-50. Print.

8. MLA Citation Format: Website • Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. • The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008. • Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.

9. What is an Annotated Bibliography? • An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, websites and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is …. • to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. • to be descriptive and critical; it exposes the author's point of view, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and authority.

10. What does the Annotated Bibliography include? • Explanation of the main purpose and scope of the cited work • Brief description of the work's format and content • Statement of how current/relevant the work is • Author's academic credentials • How do you know they know what they are talking about? • Work's intended audience • Value and significance of the work as a contribution to the subject under consideration • How did the work help you in your research/knowledge? • Possible shortcomings or bias in the work • Any significant special features of the work (e.g., glossary, appendices, charts or graphs) • Your own brief impression of the work

11. Annotated Bibliography Example • Farrell, Courtney, and Rosalyn Carson-Dewitt. Stem Cell Research: An Overview. Overview. 2009. Ebsco. Web. 10 Mar. 2010. • This article is a basic outline of the issue of stem cell research today and how it stands. It covers arguments from both sides of beliefs, as well as its history, and the scientific basis of the research. This source was very useful for general overview of the topic, while having enough information to be used in-depth. The source was published in late 2009, so it is still very relevant. The article does not show any obvious bias, as it is used a stepping stone for further research. This helps maintain the credibility of the article because an overview source that showed bias would be extremely detrimental to its reliability. I'm happy that it retains a neutral stance, because it’s a very good source that was used extensively.

12. Scale for the Annotated Bibliography (5.0) • Demonstrates perceptive understanding of information from different sources, forming illustratively developed conclusions about author’s biases and credibility • Judges source usefulness based on relevance to purpose and support the decision with organized, clear, and coherent details that build in a sophisticated manner • Uses a sophisticated range of appropriate and varied vocabulary in source annotations • Cite sources correctly, and has determined a consistent bibliographic format