ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT
This assignment asks you to synthesize at least 8 relevant sources that you are planning on using for your research project (Note: more than 8 sources will help you write a more complete paper, if all the sources are relevant). Writing the bibliography before your research paper will make you well informed on your topic and ready to begin writing a college-level essay.
SOURCES
Your bibliography should contain 8 entries and should meet the following criteria:
- At least 2 of your sources must be peer reviewed articles from Galileo
- Sources may come from the web but must be credible
- You must include a variety of types of sources. I strongly suggests surveys, interviews, and collecting personal data for this project.
- You must include sources that provide a variety of perspectives on the topic you have selected.
- Do not include encyclopedia or dictionary entries (You may consult these to learn background materials about your topic, but they will not count as one of your 8 sources)
I will negotiate on the sources needed for an individual student’s project
FORMAT
For each of your sources, you should include an entry with relevant publication information in MLA. We will talk about this in class and you will read about it from the Owl at Purdue.
ANNOTATIONS
Your annotations for each of your 8 sources should do the following
- summarize the source (chapter, book, article, or the like)
- identify the piece’s argument (or main point), evidence that supports the main points, and
any unsupported points
- rely primarily on your own words and phrasing (use Turnitin.com to check percentage)
Do not evaluate the source. Only use summary to inform readers about what information the source contains.
Each annotation should be no more than ½ page, single spaced.
