Find two academic articles and create a mini annotated bibliography.

Checklist: items to include in your annotated bibliography in checklist for

_____________1. Citation is correct

_____________2. Is your summary clear and concise?  Your reader should have a sense of what the piece is about, and that there is enough specific information included to give the reader an idea about how this piece contributes to the body of knowledge surrounding the topic.

_____________3. Have you introduced quotes properly?

_____________4. Are your in-text citations correct?  Make sure you've used a direct quote and underlined it.  Make sure you've paraphrased a specific portion of the text and highlighted and marked it.

_____________5. Did you include a statement about how this text relates to the other texts?  Did you make specific comparisons, rather than vague generalities, and have you demonstrated knowledge of the content of the source?

______________6. Have you commented on intended audience?

______________7. Is your tone and word choice appropriate for an academic audience?