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Annotated Bibliographies

This comprehensive guide outlines the requirements and steps to create an annotated bibliography, covering summarization, evaluation, and reflection. It provides instructions on sourcing, summarizing, evaluating sources, and reflecting on their impact on research projects. Supported by examples of annotated entries, the guide emphasizes the importance of critical analysis and proper formatting in MLA style.

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Annotated Bibliographies

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  1. Annotated Bibliographies Mr. Freed and Mrs. Leyland

  2. Annotated Bibliography Requirements for Core I • 3 Unique sources for each group member • (4 members/12 different sources) • You may not use a source another group member used • Each entry will consist of 2 paragraphs • Summary • Reflection or Assessment AND Evaluation • NOTE--If you want to score Advanced…you need more than 3 sources

  3. Annotated Bibliography • An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation • Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources. • Must be in MLA format • Noodle Tools, Bibme.com, Easybib.com

  4. Part 1: Summarize • Summarize: • What are the main arguments? • What is the point of this book or article? • What topics are covered? • If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say? • The length of your annotations will determine how detailed your summary is.

  5. Part 2: Evaluate • Evaluate or assess the source: • Is it a useful source? How can you use the information in your presentation • How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? • Is the information reliable? • Is this source biased (subjective) or objective? • What is the goal of this source? • Conclusions drawn? Issues raised?

  6. Part 2: Reflect • Reflect: How does the source fit into your research? • Was this source helpful to you? • How does it help you shape your argument? • How can you use this source in your research project? • Has it changed how you think about your topic?

  7. Examples of Annotations • American Civil Liberties Union. “Plan Assault on State Law on Evolution.” Daily Times: Chattanooga, Tenn. [Chattanooga] 4 May 1925. • This newspaper article, posted by the ACLU in a popular Tennessee publication, stating that it was looking for a teacher to test the new anti-evolution law in Tennessee, gives insight into the events leading up to the Scopes trial. A photograph of the newspaper page on which this article appeared is used in the documentary. • Evaluation…

  8. Sample cont. • Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. New York: Anchor Books, 1995. Print. • Lamott's book offers honest advice on the nature of a writing life, complete with its insecurities and failures. Taking a humorous approach to the realities of being a writer, the chapters in Lamott's book are wry and anecdotal and offer advice on everything from plot development to jealousy, from perfectionism to struggling with one's own internal critic. In the process, Lamott includes writing exercises designed to be both productive and fun. • Lamott offers sane advice for those struggling with the anxieties of writing, but her main project seems to be offering the reader a reality check regarding writing, publishing, and struggling with one's own imperfect humanity in the process. Rather than a practical handbook to producing and/or publishing, this text is indispensable because of its honest perspective, its down-to-earth humor, and its encouraging approach. • Chapters in this text could easily be included in the curriculum for a writing class. Several of the chapters in Part 1 address the writing process and would serve to generate discussion on students' own drafting and revising processes. Some of the writing exercises would also be appropriate for generating classroom writing exercises. Students should find Lamott's style both engaging and enjoyable.

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