Annotated Bibliography (DUE on Thursday 11/5/2015)

Annotated Bibliography (DUE on Thursday 11/5/2015) (adapted from OWL Purdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/)

Bibliography: an alphabetized list of sources (books, websites, magazines, etc.) used for researching a topic. Annotation: a summary and/or evaluation. Annotated bibliography: bibliographic information with a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources.

For your annotations you might summarize, assess, or reflect: Here are some questions to answer for each source.  Summarize: What is the main point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say?  Assess: Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective?  Reflect: Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How did you use this source in your research project?

EXAMPLE:

The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 1 April 2012.

The Purdue OWL website defined bibliography, annotation, and annotated bibliography. In addition, the source gave me questions to think about when writing an annotated bibliography. The site has other information about how to correctly use MLA citation. I used it to get information on how to properly cite interviews and observations. It was a very helpful source for making this hand out. I believe it gives accurate and up-to-date information on how to write an annotated bibliography.

Use Purdue’s Online Writing Lab as a resource to create your bibliography entries. You may use easybib, but be aware that it may not cite your source correctly.

Annotated Bibliography (DUE on Thursday, 11/5/15) (adapted from OWL Purdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/)

Bibliography: an alphabetized list of sources (books, websites, magazines, etc.) used for researching a topic. Annotation: a summary and/or evaluation. Annotated bibliography: bibliographic information with a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources.

For your annotations you might summarize, assess, or reflect: Here are some questions to answer for each source.  Summarize: What is the main point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say?  Assess: Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective?  Reflect: Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How did you/will you use this source in your research project?

EXAMPLE:

The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 1 April 2012.

The Purdue OWL website defined bibliography, annotation, and annotated bibliography. In addition, the source gave me questions to think about when writing an annotated bibliography. The site has other information about how to correctly use MLA citation. I used it to get information on how to properly cite interviews and observations. It was a very helpful source for making this hand out. I believe it gives accurate and up-to-date information on how to write an annotated bibliography.

Use Purdue’s Online Writing Lab as a resource to create your bibliography entries. You may use easybib, but be aware that it may not cite your source correctly. DIRECTIONS FOR 10/29/2015 Argument Bibliography and Proposal Assignments

1. Choose a topic, making sure that it’s arguable a. Must involve multiple perspectives b. Most likely a current event c. Often controversial 2. Open your gdrive 3. Create a google document named: “Argument Bibliography_First Name Last Name” 4. Type your full heading at the top right hand corner 5. Type your title: Annotated Bibliography: topic 6. Type your citations for a minimum of TWO sources. a. If you have time, read through the sources, summarize, assess, and reflect 7. If your topic seems to have promise, begin your proposal a. Use the directions on the handout for the Argument Outline and Speech 8. If your topic seems limited or your and sources seem not to be credible, choose another topic now!

**Thanks for being respectful of the other learners in class. There is an article of the week for you if you’d prefer that to working on the argument assignment.

DIRECTIONS FOR 10/29/2015 Argument Bibliography and Proposal Assignments

1. Choose a topic, making sure that it’s arguable a. Must involve multiple perspectives b. Most likely a current event c. Often controversial 2. Open your gdrive 3. Create a google document named: “Argument Bibliography_First Name Last Name” 4. Type your full heading at the top right hand corner 5. Type your title: Annotated Bibliography: topic 6. Type your citations for a minimum of TWO sources. a. If you have time, read through the sources, summarize, assess, and reflect 7. If your topic seems to have promise, begin your proposal a. Use the directions on the handout for the Argument Outline and Speech 8. If your topic seems limited or your and sources seem not to be credible, choose another topic now!

**Thanks for being respectful of the other learners in class. There is an article of the week for you if you’d prefer that to working on the argument assignment.