Annotated Bibliography MLA 2009

What is an annotated bibliography? An annotated bibliography offers the full citation of sources as well as two additional pieces of important information: A short summary of the source What is its argument? What information does it cover? What is its angle/bias/lens? A short evaluation of the source How might it help your paper?

Your Requirements for Tuesday **Don’t forget that you need a thesis!** Remember: Your thesis should name your poet, your poems, present an argumentative focus, and the significance of that argument. (Sure you’ve identified dark imagery related to death, but why should we care?) At least five sources Three must be NON-websites Annotations should be 3-5 sentences

Example Montgomery, Nick. “Colonial Rhetoric and the Maternal Voice: Deconstruction and Disengagement in Virginia Woolf’s The Voyage Out.” Twentieth Century Literature. 46.1 (Spring 2000) 34-56. With an awareness of psychoanalysis, deconstruction, post- colonial, and feminist theories, Montgomery analyzes Rachel’s “voyage out” as a journey away from the masculine rhetoric of patriarchy and imperialism to a more feminine level of discourse. Montgomery emphasizes the difference between masculine, or symbolic discourse, and feminine, or semiotic discourse, conceding that, while both are necessary, at the moments of heightened connection in The Voyage Out, semiotic discourse is most prevalent. As I argue that language cannot adequately capture “moments of being,” I will point to Montgomery’s work, which suggests the failure of symbolic discourse, or language, during blissful moments of solidarity.

Proper Formatting:

Some Citing Stuff Have I mentioned Owl at Purdue?

MLA 2009 for Books The Same! But Different! Last, First. Title. City: Publishing Company, Year. Print. Camus, Albert. The Fall. New York: Vintage International, 1991. Print.

Webpage vs. Website Webpage Website One single page on a website, without hitting any links Smaller than a website “Title in Quotes” ex: “MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications),” “Vampires,” “President Gives Speech on Stuff” Website A connected group of pages on the same subject Made up of many webpages Italicized Title ex: Purdue Owl, Wikipedia, Los Angeles Times Website : Webpage :: Book : Chapter

Citing a Webpage If you can’t figure this out, try the “Home” page Find at top of window or as title for text. If unknown, omit this. Will not necessarily have “.com” attached Last, First. “Webpage Title.” Website. Sponsor or Publisher, date of publication. Web. Date of Access. Look at the bottom of the page or in “About” Written in date month year format: 23 Feb. 2010. Look at the bottom of the page or in “About” If not listed, put N.p. If not listed, put n.d.

Examples “F.B.I. Queries Webcam Use by Schools.” The New York Times. The New York Times Company, 20 Feb. 2010. Web. 22 Feb. 2010. Russell, Tony and Allen Brizee. “MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications).” Purdue Owl. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U., 3 Feb. 2010. Web. 22 Feb. 2010.

EBSCO or WorldBook Cite as an “Article from an online database” See Purdue Owl!

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