What is an annotated bibliography? When and why is it used? Also, what are in-text citations and why do we use them? These are a few questions that we will be addressing in this paper, in addition to many other questions about these topics. Let us start by defining an annotated bibliography. As mentioned by Bullock et. al, “an annotated bibliography describes and gives publication information for, and sometimes evaluate each work on a list of sources.” (p.66) Additionally, an in-text citation is defined as “a reference made within the body of text of an academic essay” (“What is an in-text citation?”, para. 1) We will discover their purpose, why they are important, how to construct them, and when to use them. “The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.” (“Annotated Bibliography,” 2007) It can be done in one of two …show more content…
al, 2017) It can be written in different ways, for example, if the author is mentioned in the sentence, you would put just the page number in parenthesis, e.g. (263). If not, the parenthesis would include the authors last name and page number, e.g. (Wordsworth 263). Additionally, there are many guidelines depending on the type of source, what information is available, etc. Therefore, it is best to research certain types of citations when you come across them.
In conclusion, we learned that the purpose of an annotated bibliography is to summarize or analyze the source used for your research. Additionally, having an annotated bibliography has many benefits. One example is the assistance in developing the proper thesis statement for your paper. With the extensive summaries or analyzations, you can use this information to choose the right path for your essay. The length and format of your annotated bibliography is dependent on the style you chose as well as instructions given for the
(2009). "How to review a paper and create an annotated bibliography". Available: http://www.edshare.soton.ac.uk/6041/11/W3BibliographyHandoutINFO20091011.pdf. Last Accessed 9th August 2015
In the course, I also acquired the necessary citation formatting used in academic writing, such as APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and Turban. However, the course concentrates more on MLA referencing style. To avoid plagiarism or to acknowledge the work done by other authors, English 1101 taught me to identify all the phrases, ideas, quotations or images from someone else’s work, and cite them accordingly. According to
2. Reference list is included with the paper that lists only sources cited in the document (up to 5 points)
While doing this, I found out that some of the sources were not what I thought they were going to be. For example, one of the sources for my public argument seemed like it was against abortion, but once I got to the end, I found out that the author was actually for abortion. I had this problem while writing both of my essays, so I had to go back to the databases to find new sources. I think the most important change I made during the writing process was changing a few of my sources to ones that would better validate the arguments in each annotated bibliography. After searching within the database for a while, I was able to find other articles that gave me a wider range of information and statistics to choose from. If I would have not taken the time to go back and find sources that would better fit my argument, I would have needed to do it later in the writing process of each essay. Because of this, I went back for both of my annotated bibliographies and replaced some of the sources that I thought were good at first, but after reading more into them I found that they did not provide me with the evidence I
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Instructions for Part 2: In the tables below, replace the sample material with full APA citations and annotations for four sources, at least two of them academic. Your annotations should each be 100-150 words and accomplish the following: 1) identify the main claim (thesis) of the source, 2) identify the main type of evidence used to support the main claim, and 3) provide insight into the warranting assumption that connects the main evidence to the main claim. Do not plagiarize your annotations from article abstracts (or the sources themselves).
For any kind of academic writing, the references page plays an important role and teachers’ marking is based on it. Our academic writers are fully aware of all writing patterns due to which they always write by following that pattern that is assigned to them for writing.
Not all annotated bibliographies assess and reflect; some merely summarize. That may not be the most helpful for you, but, if this is an assignment, you should always ask your instructor for specific guidelines. Wallace, Kelly. " Bush Stands Pat on Stem Cell Policy." CNN.
I agree the annotated bibliography does seem like a better option compared to the reference list. The annotated bibliography as you stated gives the reader an insight into what the researcher used to develop their paper. Researching is important and citing what was researched is extremely important, especially if that information is used as a part of the researchers work. Using the annotated bibliography may be a little more work and requires more detail, but in the end it provides more resource information to complete our research.
Annotations are descriptive and critical; they expose the author's point of view, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and authority. Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition, succinct analysis, and informed library research.
Hello Mr. Weatherly, I have a question about the annotated bibliography assignment. Do I need to upload just one annotated bibliography from one of my work cited page or I need to have all of the annotated bibliography from my work cited page? And the annotated bibliography is not due until next Saturday
• Click the Annotated Bibliography link the under the Samples heading. You may use this format to create your annotated bibliography.
I was going to structure the essay, and used my annotated bibliography as a reference
When you cite a source, you are using an expert’s ideas as proof or evidence of a new idea that you are trying to communicate to the reader.