What is an annotated bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is your works cited list, with added information for each source. In addition to the citation, each annotation should include a concise summary of and evaluation of each of the sources. Each annotation should be a strong paragraph (about 150 words), double spaced. The annotations should be alphabetized by citation, just as you would alphabetize your works cited.
Why write an annotated bibliography?
As you must know, when researching sources for a research paper, one of the key steps in the process of research is to evaluate a source to see whether it is relevant to the ideas you intend to develop, so that you can use it to support your ideas. Otherwise the source would be irrelevant. The annotated bibliography is a formal, expanded version of this source evaluation.
Writing an annotated bibliography can help you gain a good perspective on what is being said about your topic. By reading and responding to a variety of sources on a topic, you’ll start to see what the issues are, and what people are arguing about. Just collecting sources for a bibliography is useful, but when you have to write annotations for each source, you’re forced to read and evaluate each source more carefully.
What is the process to build an annotated bibliography?
1. Determine your argument/theme/key idea. For instance, in this upcoming essay, you already know that you will need sources that will show you how the film you are working with relates to the idea of the American Dream. Tip: You may not find any sources that use this term explicitly, but it may implicitly suggest ideas that relate to this concept.
2. After you find a relevant source, read what it say and takes critical notes. This is what you will include in your notes/explanation:
a. Summarize briefly what the article/review is about.
b. Determine how it hints at or suggests the concept of the American Dream.
c. Jot down some ideas of how this source may support some key ideas in your own essay.
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