Our annotated bibliography has three required sections for each research sources.  For each section students will develop responses in block paragraph format with a word count ranging between 50-100 words.  The sections consist of the following:

Summary— what is the point of the source?  What is it about?   What are key concepts and how are they developed?  Is the source argumentative, informational, or both?

Assessment—is the source credible or do bias and/or other detractors from credibility exist?  Use brief examples to clearly illustrate findings.

Reflection—how, specifically, will this source fit into and help develop your essay?  Where in your essay will you use it (introduction paragraph, refutation section, background section, etc.) and why?

Research Requirements:

Your annotated bibliography must contain a minimum of eight source entries, distributed as follows:

1. Internet (web sites)—at least 3 sources

2. Academic Publications (Books, Journals, Articles, and/or Periodicals)—at least 5 sources

Note:  students are welcome to exceed the source requirement minimums but the minimums for each type of research must be met—substitutions are not permitted.

Note:  students must develop an annotated entry for each of the 8 required sources for the persuasive research essay assignment.  Each annotated entry is composed of a Summary, Assessment, and Reflection section.  Each source must be numbered, formatted according to MLA standards, and listed under the type of source (see our Week 5 Lecture for a sample entry).