annotated bibliography

An annotated bibliography is a document that is meant to give you a “quick reference guide” for the information you are in the process of (or planning to) researching for your research paper. It is, primarily, intended as a tool to help you keep your source material organized, and allows me the chance to offer suggestions for additional resources that you may not have considered, and/or the ability to (re)direct research that may be headed in a potentially unproductive or unhelpful direction.

For this assignment, you will write a brief (3-4 page) annotated bibliography based on the topic you have chosen for your research paper. An annotated bibliography is a succinct resource guide to direct your topic research. It is designed to give you (and your readers) a brief documentation of the research you would like to do or have already done. It does not replace the actual research process; rather, it allows you to evaluate potential sources for later use. In addition, it provides you with a documented “trail” you can follow when you attempt to (re)locate sources for further exploration, and is meant to be a written guide for where to locate the information you intend to include in your research paper.

Your annotated bibliography will have two major components:

A listing of a text’s publishing information (i.e. Author, Title, Edition, Publication, Printing Date(s), etc.) in MLA format.
Below that, you will have three separate paragraphs that: a) Briefly summarizes the resource’s topic(s), main points (argument), etc. (this need not be extensive, you simply need something to distinguish this source from the other sources). b) Evaluates the source, in terms of the source’s credibility. c) Specifically comments on the source’s usefulness to your research (i.e. how do you plan make use of this source to fulfill your purpose? Specificity counts.)
Please note the following:

You should have (at minimum) six sources in your bibliography.
Only two should come from the internet. The others need to be from any other source: book, magazine, journal article, newspaper, multimedia (e.g. video), etc.
You must have correct MLA style, which can be found in your book or any number of online sources.
For more guidance on how to construct an annotated bibliography, consult page 148-149 in your textbook.

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