week 3

Types of Annotations There are different types of annotations, which when you review the readings, you will note the various formatting and differences related to content. For this particular assignment, you will need to adhere to the following guidelines regarding content, length, and formatting.

In terms of content, the annotations need to provide an overview of the content in relation to your topic/problem statement. In other words, if you use a book, only relate the information from the chapters that relate to your study. Focus on noting the main themes - - the information you noted as being important and should “jog” your memory in terms of what the article is about. The annotation should be of such that you will be able to easily and quickly know where in the outline it will fit and be able to use the annotation to help you develop the literature review.

A word of caution, the literature review should NOT be the stringing together of the annotations! The annotations are merely an overview of the content and main focus, not the details.

The length of each annotation should be approximately 100-200 words. In other words, 2 or 3 sentences will not be sufficient. However, just because you can only use a small portion of the source and ergo it cannot be used in the annotated bibliography, does not mean it should be excluded from the literature review. Likewise, it is recognized that one or two sources used in the annotated bibliography may not make the “final cut” in terms of being used in the literature review as the development of the literature review tends to be an iterative process.

The references are to be APA formatted. You can find examples of APA formatting not only in the readings here but also via Purdue Owl (see Readings for Purdue Owl).