Length Requirement: 600 words. Any paper that falls below the length requirement will lose points.
Format: Paper must be in correct essay format (MLA Style). Any paper that does not follow MLA style will lose points. The paper must follow the correct format for an annotated bibliography. REFER TO SAMPLE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FORMATTING.
WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?
An annotated bibliography is a list of your sources for your research paper. This list may include newspaper articles, journal articles, books, websites, interviews, documentaries, and other resources. The purpose of the annotated bibliography is to inform the reader of a source’s content, accuracy and relevance to your research paper.
GUIDELINES:
- The paper must include five outside sources that you intend to use for your research paper. For each source, you will include the following:
- The source/citation must be in correct MLA format (9th edition. Below each citation, you will include the following:
- Summary: What is the main argument of the source? What topics are covered? If someone were to ask you what the article, book, etc. is about, what would you say? Does your entry both summarize the source without including minutia?
- Assessment/Analysis: Is it a useful source for your prospective project? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source?
- Reflection: Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic?
- The sources must be in alphabetical order.
The paper must be in correct essay format. This includes:
- correct heading: student’s name, instructor’s name, course and date
- in Times New Roman font with type size of 12
- The paper must be double spaced. However, because of the formatting of each entry (the entries will follow the same format as a Works Cited page), students may triple space between paragraphs.
Refer to the sample annotated bibliography for proper formatting. The paper must be in proper essay format, not in an outline format.
I. Introduction: Introduce your topic and your intent. Your thesis should introduce your sources.
II. Annotated Bibliographies: Discuss your sources for your research paper. Each paragraph will contain the following:
- One citation in proper MLA format
- Summary
- Assessment/Analysis
- Reflection
III. Conclusion: The paper should have a conclusion that wraps up the entire paper.
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To submit assignment:
- After you have typed your paper, save your paper to your computer.
- Click on ‘submit assignment.’
- Click on ‘choose file.’
- Find the paper and upload it.
- Click ‘submit assignment’
- You can go to ‘grades’ and click on the assignment name. You will go to a new page, and you should see the file.
Rubric
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Introduction
The introduction introduces your research topic and your intent in writing the research paper (what you intend to prove). Your thesis should introduce your sources.
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Content of Annotations:
The annotations sufficiently and succinctly summarize and evaluate the sources. The annotations indicate how the source can be used in the research and/or how it shapes the argument.
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Citations
The citations are structured correctly according to MLA style (9th edition). Five sources are included in the paper.
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Credibility of Sources
The sources are credible. The sources directly relate to the topic of the research paper.
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Conclusion
There is a conclusion that wraps up the entire paper.
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Grammar & Mechanics
The essay is successfully edited. It contains no major errors and is almost entirely free of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
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Length Requirement
The paper meets the length requirement of 600 words.
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