Bibliography Assignment

Annotated Bibliography Assignment

• Choose a topic of research for this project. I suggest selecting a topic that is of personal

interest to you—perhaps related to careers, hobbies, physical fitness, mental health, physical

health, music, film, sports, etc. Avoid overused topics.

• Your Topic and Focus should be stated in the title of your AB document.

• Select 3 sources of research about your topic to complete this activity. Sources from the library

will provide Works Cited citations, so they are easier to use: Search the Mayfield Library.

• Internet sources must be thoroughly reliable. Internet sources should come from credible

websites; look for websites that are scholarly and/or professional in origin. Internet articles and

pages should be written by experts in that field, should be free of advertisements, should not

sell products, and should be unbiased. Internet sources must be approved by the instructor.

• Sources must be full articles—not abstracts, summaries, or mere citations. Do not use

biographies, plot summaries, and sources written for a general audience (such as dictionaries,

encyclopedias, newspapers).

• Follow the guidelines provided in the Research Guide in this module.

The primary purpose of this assignment is to learn how to conduct research; therefore, research

that is not approved and/or does not meet the criteria in the Finding Sources / Research module will

have a significant, negative impact on the score.

AB Assignment

For this assignment, search for 3 sources related to your approved topic.

(You will use these same 3 sources for Essay 3.)

Provide a Works Cited entry for each source of research. • The WC entries should be in alphabetical order and formatted correctly.

• If you use a source from the NSCC digital holdings, these are provided.

• If you use an Internet source, follow MLA format for “a work from a website.”

Compose a 150-200-word paragraph below each WC entry. • Provide a brief Summary of the article.

• What are the main points of the article?

• What are the highlights your audience should know about the article?

• Provide a brief Evaluation of the article’s strengths, weaknesses, and/or biases.

• Reflect on how the source helped your research project and on what you learned.

• How did the source contribute to your research?

• How did your knowledge or understanding change?

Rubric Used to Score AB

Elements Scored Points Possible

Points Earned

Clear Topic & Focus 5

Works Cited Entries 15 Summary 30

Evaluation 20 Reflection 20 Editing & Format 10 Total Points 100