Instructions for Annotated Bibliography ActivityENG 101: Annotated Bibliography Directions
Topic: Based on the THREE (3) articles you found during your Critical Thinking Exercise, construct an Annotated Bibliography.
Before you begin building your document, you should have reviewed the learning resources.
Keep in mind: You will not necessarily be using these articles in any future paper in English 101. This week’s unit on research and writing an annotated bibliography serves two purposes:
1) Helps you better understand the research process using the GMC Library
2)Teaches you how to analyze a source and break it apart for use in a paper
What is an Annotated Bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is a list of sources you are considering using, and these are typically done in preparation for writing longer researched papers. Annotated bibliographies are simply a list of sources cited in MLA style, and underneath each source entry is a paragraph-length “annotation” (or, summary/evaluation) of the article’s main points. So, each source listed will have two parts: a citation and an annotation. A citation contains the publication information for the source and tells how and/or where you found it.
For information about MLA Style and proper citation, see the Purdue Online Writing (OWL) Lab here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html
What should my annotated bibliography look like?
USE THE FORMATTED EXAMPLE DOC I HAVE GIVEN YOU!!!!! And remember that your citations are electronic source.
Prompt: Construct an Annotated Bibliography using at least THREE relevant secondary sources from the GMC Library that you found in the Week 1 Critical Thinking Exercise.
Requirements:
Each entry of your Annotated Bibliography must include the following:
1) Summary paragraph: discuss the article’s main ideas
2) Analysis paragraph: analyze its general argument
3) Evaluation paragraph: evaluate the article’s effectiveness, with a brief explanation of how the source would be relevant or useful to a research paper topic idea
4) MLA Citation: For the citation for each source, carefully follow the MLA format provided by the Purdue Owl resource
Additional Rules:
1) You must use proper MLA formatting (including Works Cited page and in-text citations)
2) Do NOT use a citation generator; always check citations against the OWL guidelines
3) You may not use Wikipedia, Sparknotes, Gradesaver, or similar sites as a source
4) In excess of 20% similarity according to Turnitin; Your work will be flagged for possible plagiarism and you will not be given more time without penalty
5) -10 points per day late
6) You will receive an automatic 0% if your work is more than three days late
Grading:
All response papers in English 101 will be graded using the Response Paper Rubric that can be found at the top of the course page under Course Resources.