Summarize, Assess, and Reflect about the article

Weekly Reading Assignment - Annotated Bibliography

A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, Web sites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic. Bibliographies are sometimes called "References" or "Works Cited" depending on the style format you are using. A bibliography usually just includes the bibliographic information (i.e., the author, title, publisher, etc.).

An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation. Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources. The annotations for each source are written in paragraph form. For your annotated bibliography in this class, you are required to do the following.

1. Summarize: What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say? The length of your annotations will determine how detailed your summary is.

2. Assess: Why did the author(s) write this article? What are their biases or the biases of the media it was published in? Is the language used very opinionated or more factual? Is the language used very emotional? What is the author leaving out or not addressing?

3. Reflect: What did I learn that was new? What did I learn that confirmed or challenged my previous ideas or the ideas from previous articles? What do I still need to know?

Weekly Reading Assignment

Using peer-reviewed articles you found related our readings, write an annotated bibliography following the above information and the example on the back.

1. The bibliography must have information from the sources in APA format. 2. The annotation must include a summary, an assessment, and a reflection paragraph. 3. Page format should be: Time New Roman, 12 point font, double space, 1 inch margins

Due: Saturdays, 10 am on eLearning

The example below is an article used in a research paper. The research question was “How to be a writer?”

Annotated bibliography example:

Ima Student

Reading 7

Annotated Bib 1

September 7, 2017

Lamott, A. (1995). Bird by bird: Some instructions on writing and life. New York: Anchor

Books.

Lamott's book offers honest advice on the nature of a writing life, complete with its

insecurities and failures. Taking a humorous approach to the realities of being a writer, the

chapters in Lamott's book are wry and anecdotal and offer advice on everything from plot

development to jealousy, from perfectionism to struggling with one's own internal critic. In the

process, Lamott includes writing exercises designed to be both productive and fun.

Lamott offers sane advice for those struggling with the anxieties of writing, but her main

project seems to be offering the reader a reality check regarding writing, publishing, and

struggling with one's own imperfect humanity in the process. Rather than a practical handbook

to producing and/or publishing, this text is indispensable because of its honest perspective, its

down-to-earth humor, and its encouraging approach.

Chapters in this text could easily be included in the curriculum for a creative writing

class. Several of the chapters in Part 1 address the writing process and would serve to generate

discussion on students' own drafting and revising processes. Some of the writing exercises

would also be appropriate for generating classroom writing exercises. This book is very

different from Smith’s article, which focused on technical writing, and included discussions on

formatting that is completely missing from Lamott’s writing.

Name of the book or article in APA style.

Name, Class, Assignment and Date on the right. It’s easier for me to read.

Use reported speech – noun clauses

Summary

Assess

Reflect

F D C B A 1.

Summarize: The main idea of the article is clearly expressed. The summary accurately reflects the author’s main points and supporting details.

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Assess: The evaluation expresses usefulness and understanding of author intent.

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Reflect: The reflection expresses the direction the research is taking.

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Format: APA is correctly used. In addition, the name, course, assignment, and date are clearly identified.

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Paraphrasing: The paper demonstrates accurate paraphrases. There is no evidence of plagiarism.

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6. Grammar: The summary is grammatically correct and appropriate for an exit level course. There is correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

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The teacher will give you a score based on the degree to which you meet the outcome:

F D = Failing and unsatisfactory. The student did not demonstrate mastery in this area. C = Satisfactory/Marginal. The student requires remedial help in this area. B = Acceptable but needs some editing. Ok!  A = The student demonstrates mastery in this area. Good Job! 