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Annotations. More tools of the trade. By: Mr. Shew. Annotations: What is in this Ppt. What does annotation mean? How can annotations be helpful when looking for information? How do I annotate a source ? Where annotations go in your paper. Your assignment. Annotation: A Definition.
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Annotations More tools of the trade. By: Mr. Shew
Annotations:What is in this Ppt • What does annotation mean? • How can annotations be helpful when looking for information? • How do I annotate a source? • Where annotations go in your paper. • Your assignment.
Annotation: A Definition • Annotation: • adding notes: • the addition of explanatory or critical comments to a text • explanatory note: • an explanatory or critical comment that has been added to a text
Annotations: Are They Useful? • Annotations can provide writers and researchers with: • A quick way to evaluate a source. • A summary of a work. • How the article or work may be useful. • The overall tone and purpose of a work. • The major elements of the work. • Publication and author information.
Annotations: When and How to Use Them • Annotations provide authors and researchers with a list of quickly accessed materials. • A proper annotation is no more than four sentences. • The annotation should provide an overview of the material. • The annotation is the briefest form of summary. • There are no direct quotations or references made in an annotation.
Annotations: Where They Go… • Annotations go in the Works Cited page at the end of any paper. • The Annotation appears under the source that is being summarized. • All lines of the annotation must be indented.
Annotations: An Example Anfara, V. A., Jr. “The ritual and luminal dimensions of student resistance to the formal culture of schooling: The relational conditions that promote resistance” Journal of Education. 26 pp (1995): 320-336. Ebsco database. Report. 9 March, 2009. This article is a collection of experimental data collected by the author on the effects of the ways high school students are treated; and how that correlates to their ability and interest to learn. The article seeks the best way for teachers and students to interact to optimize their willingness to learn.