Annotated Bibliographies

Annotated Bibliographies Bibliography + summary + evaluation.

Why do you need to do this? • Cite your sources……with a complete bibliography (you’ve already done this). • Summarize the content of your article or book. If someone asked what your book/article was about, what would you say? • Assess your source. What is the author’s purpose in writing this piece? Informing? Persuading? Entertaining? • Reflect: Is the source biased? Is it relevant to your argument? Is the author positive, negative or neutral?

Writing an annotated bibliography is excellent preparation for a research project. Just collecting sources for a bibliography is useful, but now you’re ready for more. When you have to write annotations for each source, you’re forced to read each source more carefully. You begin to read more critically instead of just collecting information.

So now what do you have to do? Select your five strongest sources. In alphabetical order, list your first bibliography + 3 sentences only!!! (But each sentence must be formatted in a unique way).

Begin entering your three sentences after your article citation: Cookson, P. “What Would Socrates Say?” Education 34.1 June 2007: 67. ERIC. Web. 3 Feb. 2010. Providing creative ideas about fun lessons, Cookson’s article describes the importance of student centered lesson plans that engage students.

Say Good bye to: 1st and 2nd Person I, me, my, us, we……..and YOUUUUU!!!

Plus – Formal writing is…. NOW – IN THE PRESENT TENSE What it IS……..not what is WAS.!!!

Sentence #1 – Comprehensive summary of your source Write a complex sentence that gives a detailed summary of your book or article. Use important details that thoroughly describe the article.

Choose your favorite source Write your first summary sentence!

Now ask your pair/share to check your sentences for……….. Content – does it say what it needs to say? Structure – Is it complex?

Sentence #2: Author's Purpose What is he or she trying to accomplish….. Inform? Persuade? Entertain? ………and how successful was he/she at achieving that purpose.

Write your second sentence. • Compound Sentence • N/V blah blahblahand N/V blah blahblah. • Use a third person voice • Notice the “is” and not the “was.” (Present tense) • The author’s purpose isto(inform, persuade, entertain) the reader about (the topic) and she is(very, not) successful because (why)?

The author’s purpose is to persuade the reader to use purposeful teaching methods in the classroom and he is successful by explaining how to use creative activities.

Write your second sentence

Now ask your pair/share to check your sentences for……….. Content – does it say what it needs to say? Structure – Is it compound?

Sentence #3: Is the source……… Biased, relevant to your research argument (or provides information for something in your paper and the author’s tone is Positive? Or Negative? Or Neutral?

Write a parallel sentence: • Same order of Noun/verb • Same order of adjective/ noun • Same rhythm. • You may switch to a first person voice. • The article is biased toward this teaching method, it is relevant to proving my thesis, and the author’s tone is positive in regards to creative classrooms activities.

Write your third sentence

Now ask your pair/share to check your sentences for……….. Content – does it say what it needs to say? Structure – Is it parallel?

Cookson, P. “What Would Socrates Say?” Educational Leadership 34.1 June 2007: 67. ERIC. Web. 3 Feb. 2010. Using the philosophy of Socrates, this article discusses the most effective methods of student learning, understanding and application while acknowledging that the classroom is any place where effective learning takes place. The author’s purpose is to persuade the reader to use purposeful teaching methods in the classroom and he is successful in achieving that purpose. The article is biased, it is relevant to my thesis statement and the author’s tone is persuasive in encouraging relevant classroom activities.

AB – Review- Do you remember? Remember to use present tense when writing each sentence. Remember, too, that YOUUUUUU left the room.

1/1 ….so…What’s the first sentence all about? • Summary of the source. • Detailed (but don’t go overboard). • Complex – one independent w/1 or more dependent clauses.

…….Pick the better sentence. • Providing statistical evidence, Smith proves that the media has a large impact on how teenagers view themselves. • This article explains how the media effects teenagers by explaining the pressure people experience when they watch certain movies, read magazines, and listen to the radio and how they can be pressured to diet so that they could look the same.

Great…now what about sentence #2. • Author’s purpose • Persuade or Inform AND (compound) • Author’s success 2/2

Can you find the errors? • The author’s purpose was to persuade and he was successful. • The author’s purpose was to inform you about different eating disorders and she was successful by giving me several different statistics. • Jone’s purpose is to inform the reader about different types of eating disorders such as bulimia, anorexia, and obesity.

Finally, Sentence 3 has 3 jobs. • Is the author biased or unbiased? • Where is the information relevant to your paper? • Is the author’s tone • Positive (They seem excited, happy, content to write).l • Negative (They’re defensive, angry, argumentative). • Neutral (They’re simply informational and presenting the facts).

Don’t forget to make your sentence parallel!! • The author is unbiased about eating disorders, her information is relevant to the body of my paper, and her tone is neutral. • Spencer is biased toward media’s negative impact and his solutions are relevant to the conclusion of my paper. His tone is negative towards the media. • Can you find the error in this last sentence?

Get out your laptop…..and CONTINUE WITH ALL 5 SOURCES.

Format your page: • Open your “Working Bibliography” page. • Save as “Annotated Bibliography.” • Change your header – assignment – due date – title. • Delete the citations that you don’t plan to annotate.

Annotated Bibliographies