Every college and university student will be expected to know how to write an annotated bibliography. Depending on your assignment, an annotated bibliography may be one stage in a larger research project, or it may be an independent project standing on its own.
What is an annotated bibliography?
An annotated bibliography gives an account of the research that has been done on a given topic. Like any bibliography, an annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources. In addition to bibliographic data, an annotated bibliography provides a concise summary of each source and some assessment of its value or relevance (a paragraph of approximately 150 words in length).
CITATION (MLA format, alphabetical order)
SUMMARY: In your own words, the essence of the source (the GIST)
THESIS: State the argument
SUPPORT: How is the thesis supported?
REFLECTION: How the source is useful or relevant to your topic
Note: For a source to be “legitimate” it must pass the C.R.A.A.P. Test:
Currency: The timeliness of the information
Relevance: The importance of the information for your needs
Authority: The source of the information
Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content
Purpose: The reason the information exists
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