Annotated Bibliography

The need to cite  Why?  When?  Benefits!

Citing Styles and Types MLA: Modern Language Association of America Usually used in language/literature classes

MLA Handbook for writers of Research Papers seventh edition

The Annotation The Annotation

What an annotated bibliography is not: A simple synopsis. Paragraph 1 A summary of the content (3-4 sentences) Paragraph 2 Relevancy: How will this source help prove or rebut your claim? Comparison/assessment: How did it compare to other books/articles? In other words, why did you specifically choose this source to use in your paper? What to include:

A Sample Annotated Entry Tugend, Alina. "For the Best of the Best, Determination Outweighs Nature and Nurture." The New York Times. The New York Times, 09 Apr Web. 08 Nov The article discusses the relationship between nature and nurture when it comes to sports or artistic talent. One of the main researchers in the article argues that nature and nurture are intertwined to develop talents, but that genetics can also play a role, such as with height and basketball talent. However, other researchers argue that genetics plays the key component in athletic ability and other talents as they determine how well they can master an ability. I found this source helpful in comparison to other articles as it easily broke down how expert researchers view the idea of nature versus nurture when developing skills. The article also gave specific examples as to how genetics and environment can each play a role in nurturing athletic or artistic ability. This source will be extremely beneficial in giving the opposing viewpoints of two different researchers and how they look at the nature versus nurture argument.

Annotated Bibliographies- Format All annotations should be directly after the entry and subsequent lines should be indented Annotated bibliographies begin on a separate sheet after your research proposal Arrange your annotated bibliography in alphabetical order by the author’s last name –If no author is given, use the first word in the title

Annotated Bibliography - Format Title: Place the title Annotated Bibliography in the top center of its own page. Spacing: You should double space within entries and you do not need to skip lines between entries. Indentation: Begin each entry at the left margin; indent any remaining lines five spaces. Source Titles: italicize titles of books, magazines, etc. Put article titles in quotations. Order: alphabetize entries by the author’s last name. If no name is listed, use the first word of the title, but ignore articles such as The.

Remember: annotated bibliographies are simply an organized list of the sources that you have used, each of which is followed by a brief note: the annotation. The annotation itself is a brief summary and evaluation or the book or article.

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