Annotated Bibliography

A How-To Guide

PurposeForces you to look at your sources more thoroughly during the research process

Helps you to support the explanation of your topic

Gives you guidance on your topic and the commonalities in your research

Allows you an opportunity to gain insight from your perspective of the research

Formatting1)Written in MLA format2)1-3 sentences explaining the purpose behind

the source and how you plan to use it in your project

3) “Paragraph form” (i.e. no bullet point lists)

Here’s an example:Hill, Mary. “The Migration to the West of the

Muskogee.” Family Stories from the Trail of Tears. Ed. Lorrie Montiero. University of Arkansas: Little Rock, 2011. Web. This narrative essay tells the story of a woman who experienced the Trail of Tears. I plan on using it as a way to demonstrate the emotional effect of relocation on Native Americans.

Let’s try one togetherFirst: write the citation in MLA

a) What info goes into an MLA citation for a periodical?

b) Find the appropriate info from the article that you need (fyi: this was done by the NY Times.

Second: use the info from the article to write an annotation about it.

One last thingRemember that you should be completing citations as you go, along with your annotations for your bibliography. Common practice is to write them on 3x5 index cards (and then type them up) or to write/type them out as you find your sources. Find what is the best practice for you! But, make sure that you’re citing your info correctly!!!!!

REMEMBER:

Your annotated bibliography is due Monday, November

18th!