Annotated Bibliographies For MTHS Senior Projects

Annotated Containing explanatory notes Bibliography

Annotated Containing explanatory notes Bibliography An organized list of source materials used or consulted in the preparation of a work

It’s not just a list of sources ! It’s a list of sources that includes descriptions and evaluations.

For your Senior Project, look at it as way of showing that you:

 did the required research

For your Senior Project, look at it as way of showing that you:  did the required research  read, understood, and evaluated the content of your sources.

For research you might do for college or as part of a job, an annotated bibliography gives your work more credibility and makes it a more valuable resource for others who are studying the same topic.

For your Senior Project,

For your Senior Project, you need to inform and evaluate,

For your Senior Project annotations, you need to inform and evaluate using  MLA format

For your Senior Project, you need to inform and evaluate using  MLA format  complete sentences in paragraph form

Five to ten sources are required. One paragraph per source will do.

For MLA format guidance, go to the Library tab on the MTHS website. ite/default.asp

Use of complete sentences in paragraph form for the annotation should require no further explanation.

Annotations should include a brief summary and evaluation of the source.

A brief summary that describes the book/article/webpage should answer at least some of the following:

 Who is the author/creator?

 Who is the author/creator  What makes them an expert?

 Who is the author/creator  What makes them an expert?  What information is included?

 Who is the author/creator  What makes them an expert?  What information is included?  Is the scope broad or narrow?

Your evaluation of the source needs to be specific:

 What information was useful for your project?

Your evaluation of the source needs to be specific:  What information was useful for your project?  Why was it useful?

“It was really helpful” NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH! “I got some good ideas”.

From the Culminating Project Guidelines: A poor example of an annotated bibliography entry for a book would be: Brook, Barry S., Downes, Edward O., and Sherman Van Solkema., ed. Perspectives in Musicology. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., This book was about the growth and development of music in the United States. Although it contained some good information, much of it wasn’t very helpful to me.

May the creation of an annotated bibliography bring you joy.