Annotated
Bibliography
Overview:
This unit will help students evaluate and reflect on the sources
that they find. Questions that they might address in their annotations are:
What kind of information is found in this source? (short summary) How could I
use this source in my paper? How do I know if the source is reliable?
These questions should be answered in 200-300 words for each source, following
an APA format. This should be done for the demo topic with two sources
provided by the instructor and the Individual Research Paper (5
sources chosen by the student) to help students refine their research and
analysis/evaluation skills.
IRP Annotated Bibliography (15% of Final Grade)
Topic: The sources for these
assignment are the sources that will be used for the example demo topic and
"individual" problem/solution research paper. Demo topic is "children obesity."
Type of Assignment: An annotated
bibliography is used before writing the research paper. Its purpose is to force
students to take time to comprehend their sources, and to consider its
relevancy and reliability before deciding whether it is a useful, reliable
source. An annotated bibliography also may lessen instances of plagiarism in
the final draft of the research paper, since students have to fully understand
the content of the source in order to write the annotation.
Task: Students write an
annotation of 200-300 words for each source that they intend to use for their
research paper. The annotation for each source should have the following
4 components:
(1) source listed in APA
(2) a brief summary (4-5
sentences)
(3) an explanation of its
relevancy to the research topic/question (4-5 sentences)
(4) an evaluation of its
reliability (2-3 sentences).
Formatting: Times New Roman, Size
12, Double-spaced, APA Reference page citations; the research topic or question
should be included as the title of the document.
Sources: The two sources for
the demo topic should be chosen and limited by the instructor. The five sources
for the Individual Research Paper are chosen by the student. The annotated
bibliography should be used by the instructor as an opportunity to reject any
unacademic or unreliable sources before the students begin writing.
Plagiarism: The skill
of summarizing should be emphasized in this assignment. It is recommended
that the instructor writes summaries him/herself for the Demo Topic Annotated
Bibliography entries to help identify summarizing problems that students are
having. No quoting should be used in the annotated bibliographies. Since the
instructor has the opportunity to actually read the sources for the two Demo
Topic Annotated Bibliography entries, plagiarism should be easily identifiable.
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