Annotated Bibliography

ENG102_MH_V5 | Writing Assignment 2: Annotated Bibliography

Example: Color-Coded Annotated Bibliography THIS IS 1 REFERENCED CITATION EXAMPLE. YOU NEED 5 TOTAL FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT

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English Composition II

Annotated Bibliography

4 May 2022

Annotated Bibliography: Research Topic

Winickoff, Jonathan. “Maximizing the Impact of Tobacco 21 Laws Across the

United States.” American Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no.5, 2018,

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5888072/. Accessed 4

May 2022. (1)

In this article, Winickoff describes how Tobacco 21 laws, or the banning of

selling of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21, have been growing

in popularity across the United States. Winickoff uses New York City’s

implementation of a Tobacco 21 law to prove that the state’s tobacco use rates

for adolescents declined during the 18 months following implementation.

However, Winickoff also notes that these laws do not work in isolation, but are

impactful as part of a larger process that includes tobacco taxes, smoke-free

laws, sale restrictions, tobacco-free campaigns, and treatment for dependence.

(2) Winickoff uses sources from the last 5 years to provide a current context for

tobacco use across the United States, and for how the Tobacco 21 laws are

impacting tobacco use. It is a solid strategy to use sources from within the last

five years. Winickoff is an MD and MPH, so he is an expert in the field and able

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to comment from a medical standpoint. Finally, Winickoff includes information

from both sides of the debate—noting that Tobacco 21 laws are successful, but

not in isolation. This illustrates that Winickoff avoids bias and maintains a more

objective stance, even though the piece is ultimately persuasive towards the

positives of Tobacco 21 laws. (3). I plan to use this source to prove my thesis

statement, which asserts that raising the legal age for tobacco use from ages 18

to 21 should be a step taken for the entire United States, not for just individual

states. I can make use of a few of the sources that Winickoff includes in this

essay since they are current and all related to my topic. My goal is not to have

any sources that are older than five years. This ensures that my readers can

trust that my evidence is up-to-date. Finally, I think that Winickoff’s point about

one single approach not being enough—and needing to have a multi-pronged

policy—is important and may be something that I investigate and consider

including in my essay. (4)

1. MLA Reference Citation–Note that the student has used proper MLA

formatting, including the correct order for reference citation criteria, the link to

the article, the date accessed, and the hanging indent.

2. Annotation Summary–Note that in the summary paragraph, the student

has included specific details about the article, including laws and policies

covered by the author, and the determination made that these laws and policies

do help to lessen tobacco use rates for minors.

3. Annotation Assessment–In the assessment paragraph, the student

considers the date of publication for sources used, which is important, since up-

to-date sources will be considered reliable and credible. The student also

mentions the author’s expertise and stance (objective, not biased). Although the

student does not compare this source to other sources, that is another option for

assessment.

4. Annotation Reflection–In the reflection paragraph, the student

considers how this source might be used in the research project—to support the

thesis. The student also considers altering their argument. This would help

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broaden the scope to include a claim that may be influenced by Winickoff’s

stance that policy is not an isolated process.

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