Annotated Bibliography

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Annotated Bibliography

• American Literature Composition

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Point 1 Why is this project so important?
Point 1 Why is this project so important?

• First, this assignment involves reading closely
  and critically, essential learning skills.
• Second, this assignment requires you to summarize
  what you have read, an essential reading
  comprehension skill.
• Third, this assignment requires you to evaluate
  what you have read and decide if the information
  is credible, reliable, and useful, all of which
  require higher-order thinking skills.
• Additionally, creating your own annotated
  bibliography is the first step to really
  understanding how to read someone elses
  annotated bibliography a skill that can save
  you research time in the future when you are
  seeking specific information.

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Point 2 What is an annotated bibliography?

• It's a list of resources that tells where to find
  each source, what to expect from each source, and
  whether or not each source will be useful for
  specific purposes.
• Basically, you have researched at least 5
  reliable sources, all possible sources for the
  research presentation, and now you will create a
  list in MLA format that includes a citation and
  annotation for each source.

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The parts of an entry

• The citation provides the publishing information
  for the article (or video) so that the reader can
  track it down if he or she needs to do so. It
  looks just like an MLA citation for a Works Cited
  page of an essay.
• The annotation is two paragraphs long. The first
  paragraph summarizes the information included in
  the article. The second paragraph tells how this
  information can best be used and why it is a good
  source, or, if it is not usable, what makes it a
  poor source.

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Now lets define an annotation.

• An annotation is a short summary of the scholarly
  article, and it's also a critique of it.
• Simply put, your annotation does two things
• 1) explains, or summarizes, what the article is
  about. (Hint Find the article's thesis or main
  idea and summarize that in your first sentence.)
• 2) evaluates why the article is or is not a
  worthwhile one to read.

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You wrote a good annotation if

• Anyone who reads your final work understands the
  article's argument or main idea.
• A reader would also know the problems or
  solutions, if any, that the article proposes.
• Finally, readers will know whether the article is
  of a superior nature, or if they should go look
  for a different source on this subject.

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Here is an example of an entry

• Jones, Bradley. Electrical Stimulation for
  Increased Intelligence. Radioactivity Today.
• WebMedMD, 14 January 2012. Web. 11
  February 2014.
• At a time when intellectual
  competition is more challenging than ever before,
  researchers are using radiation through
  electrical shock waves to create artificial
  intelligence in human beings. Test studies were
  all conducted using subjects who has scored in
  the lower third percentage on IQ tests but
  presented no specific learning deficiencies.
  While the dangers involved reach deathly levels,
  Jones is convinced that the chance to create
  brilliant minds where empty ones once sat is well
  worth the risk. After all, in the best scenario,
  another Albert Einstein might evolve. In the
  worst scenario, the world loses a few of its most
  ignorant people.
• This article is one I will be able to
  use in my research paper if I choose the topic of
  creating artificial intelligence. Its research is
  well-founded, its test studies have been widely
  published, and it does not appear to show
  partiality. While the procedure involved is still
  in experimental stages, its purpose of helping
  young people compete in a world that thrives on
  competition is one that will benefit my
  generation. The article contains several
  quote-worthy statistics that can help prove a
  thesis related to the ethical issues involved.
  Its recent publication date makes it a timely
  issue with current scientific information.

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Your Checklist

• ____ I individually stapled each article in
  order of use, rather than handing in loose pages
  or one big mass of papers.
• ____ I wrote my name on the front page of
  each individual article.
• ____ I stapled the annotated bibliography
  together.
• _____ I have submitted the paper copy of my
  entry at the beginning of class on the due date.
• _____ I have submitted the paper to turnitin by
  4pm on the due date.

• ____ I have used MLA format for the paper.
• ____ I am turning in 5 complete entries.
• ____ I don't start a new page for each entry, but
  have skipped one line after each entry.
• ____ I have printed out at least two articles in
  my annotated bibliography, meaning the entire
  article, have annotated them, and have attached
  them to the paper copy of the assignment.
• ____ I have alphabetized my entries using the
  first letter of the signal word (first important
  word) of each entry.

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Quick Recap of the WHEN

• Due dates
• Final draft hard copy, copies of annotated
  articles beginning of class, Friday, Nov. 14
• Turnitin.com submission by 4pm, Friday, Nov. 14
• This will not be accepted late. No exceptions. If
  you are not at school on Friday, your paper is
  still due find a way to get it here and get it
  submitted to turnitin on time!