English 1A Purpose: To keep track of research findings, to avoid plagiarism, to practice skills introduced in Module 4, such as finding and evaluating sources, citing sources with proper MLA format, annotating and summarizing. Introduction: As you research, you keep track of your findings in an annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography has two parts:
Directions: 1. Find sources according to the guidelines in web resources provided in the checklist, and in the Hacker book (R1-R3). For this paper, you'll need at least 5 sources. Most sources are books, articles from a periodical, or a website. However, if you want to do field research (interviews, surveys, experiments, etc) feel free to branch out. 2. Write the annotated bibliography. Make sure the citation is in proper MLA format. For the annotation, write a paragraph or two answering the following questions.
3. Save and submit. Remember: your annotated bibliography isn't the final version, but rather a preliminary investigation into the information that's out there about your topic. Feel free to add other sources and to scrap some of your original sources if they aren't proving to be a good investment. The final version will look different from the first version. |
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Further Resources and Examples of Annotated Bibliographies MLA Format for Annotated Bibliographies - Lesley University Library Sample Annotated Bibliography - Purdue University Online Writing Lab |