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Annotated Bibliography Emphasis on
Annotations and Citations
EN 121
Analytical Thinking, Writing and Research
What is it?
- A list of citations to books, articles, websites, etc.
- Followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation.
What is the purpose of an annotated bibliography?
A review of the literature (information from source) on your topic.
Illustrates the quality of research done and encourages critical thinking.
Describes other items on a topic that may be of interest to others doing research.
Inform the reader of the “CRAAP” method.
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Professor, Why I Gotta Write an Annotated Bibliography?
- To learn about your topic in preparation for your research paper.
- To develop a thesis that is debatable, interesting, and current.
- To review the literature and determine where your own research fits into the issues.
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Annotations
Annotations Versus Abstracts
Both are summaries but…
Abstracts -
are descriptive summaries found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles or the summary at the beginning of your APA paper which describes your entire paper.
VERSUS
Annotations -
are descriptive and critical; exposing the author's point of view, clarity and authority.
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Types of Annotations
- Informative
- Just a summary description the of source
- Evaluative
- defines the scope of the source, lists the significant topics included, and tells what the source is about
- Indicative
- to assess the source's strengths and weaknesses.
- Combination
- combine elements of all the types
Format of the annotation
- Double spaced
- Use the third person – do not use “I..”
- Use the literary present tense.
Examples:
“This article discusses…”
“In this article, the author supports…”
“This book gives a detailed view on…”
“This author(s) describes…
