Annotated Bibliography
I have moved the deadline for the completed annotated bibliography to Monday, March 5th. Note that this is an individual, not group assignment.
Let’s revisit my expectations from the assignment:
On March 2nd, you will provide me an individual annotated bibliography, formatted in APA format. The primary aim of this assignment is for me to check if you know how to format entries (margins, punctuation, capitalization, etc). This should simply be a copy and paste of work you have been doing all semester. The annotations on this final bibliography should contain at least three paragraphs each (the complete format outlined above).
Annotated bibliographies with at least 5 entries will qualify for a C
Annotated bibliographies with at least 7 entries will qualify for a B
Annotated bibliographies with at least 9 entries will qualify for an A
9 entries should not be an issue for those of you who have kept up with the work this semester. If you have fallen behind, then this provides you an opportunity to catch up.
In addition to the entries, the annotated bibliography should open with a 400-500 word introduction. The introduction should extend and elaborate on your research synthesis from the proposal project. How can you categorize this research? Think of the categories I presented in the proposal assignment:
- Research that shows there is a problem, What is causing the problem?
- Research that measures the public’s perception (or lack thereof) of the problem
- Research that offers solutions to the problem
- What kinds of solutions?
- Research from which you can steal methodology for your primary research
This could be an outline / paragraph format for your introduction.
As a reminder, annotations should have 3 paragraphs:
- Paragraph One: the first paragraph covers the purpose, findings, and recommendations of the article
- Paragraph Two: the second paragraph details the methods, including how many subjects were in the study, how subjects were found, the location of the study (if relevant), the length of the study, how data was analyzed/synthesized, and any other significant details
- Paragraph Three: the third paragraph does some thinking by connecting the article to other research (this thinking can compare or contrast). This is the hardest part, since unlike the other paragraphs you are called upon to invent material rather than simply summarize it. This is also the part that helps you begin to write the research paper
