annotated bibliographies eng 2430 american literature
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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES
What is an Annotation? “An annotation is a summary and/or
evaluation” http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/
Sample
An Annotation has Three Parts
1. Description Provide a short summary of the resource.
2. Evaluation Determine its quality and who would find
it most useful.3. Reflection
Determine how the source fits in with the rest of your research.
Purposes of an Annotated Bibliography
1. To provide the audience with an overview of the source used.
2. To help the writer keep track of his or her sources and identify sources that could be useful in the future.
How Long Should it Be? The length of an annotation depends on the type of source used (book, journal article, etc.), the extensiveness of the information provided in your source, and the amount of evaluation and reflection put into the annotation.
In other words: It depends on the circumstances. If your source is short and sweet then you probably won’t have a lengthy annotation.
Assignment: DUE 3/22 Tuesday Assignment: DUE Tuesday 3/22 by 8 a.m. The purpose of this assignment is to practice doing a citation in MLA
format and writing an annotation for that citation. I will review them and respond via email and cc your professor.
EMAIL: [email protected] Subject: Annotation Prof. Varnum (include as Word doc attachment) ONE citation (in MLA format) and annotation of ONE literary criticism from
a peer-reviewed journal about the poem you have chosen for this assignment.
Citation must be in MLA format. It must include a hanging indent. Sample citation: McPhillips, Robert T. "Diverging and Converging Paths: Horizontal and
Vertical Movement in Robert Frost's Mountain Interval." American Literature 58.1 (1986): 82. Academic Search Premier. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.
Annotated bibliographies: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/03/
Rubric 0-Unaccepable 1-Poor 2-Fair 3-Good 4-Excellent ScoreCitations Citation is not
formatted in a recognizable style
More than 5 mistakes in formatting of the citation
4-5 mistakes in the formatting of the citation
2-3 ,mistakes in the formatting of the citation
1 or 0 mistakes in the formatting of the citation
Annotation Annotation is completely missing
Annotation is missing either a descriptive or evaluative element
Annotation at least partially includes both descriptive and evaluative elements
Annotation includes a complete description of the article provides an idea of why the article is chosen and is mostly clearly and thoughtfully written
Annotation includes a succinct and complete description of the article, demonstrates why that article was chosen and is clearly and thoughtfully written
Technical Not enough original writing was given to evaluate grammar or spelling
More than 5 mistakes in grammar or spelling
4-5 mistakes in grammar or spelling
2-3 mistakes in grammar or spelling
1-0 mistakes in grammar or spelling
Source The source material used is not a journal from the library database
The source material used is a journal from the library database
Format Document is double-spaced.
Document is in 12 point font.
Document is in Times New Roman, 12 point font.
Document is in Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spaced, 1” margins.
How to make a hanging indent: In Word:
Paragraph Indentation Special
Choose hanging Click OK.