Annotated Bibliography
The purpose of writing an annotated bibliography is to learn more about a topic. It is excellent preparation for writing a research paper. Collecting sources for a research paper is useful, but when you do an annotated bibliography, you read each source more carefully. You read critically instead of just collecting information. This process helps you to gain a good perspective on what research says about your topic. You understand the issues involved and are more easily able to develop your own point of view.
Here are the steps to follow:
1.1. Choose one of the following general topics to research. If you are also taking ESL 51 with me, you should select the topic you will use for your research paper in that class.
•• immigration in the U.S.
•• racism and discrimination in the US
•• distracted driving
•• GMOs/genetically modified food
•2. You will first need to narrow your topic. Here is a link to a page that will help you see how to narrow your topic: liblearn.osu.edu/courses/english110/old%20stuff/narrow_topic.ppt
Sometimes doing research first will give you some ideas for how you can narrow your topic by exposing you to new ideas.
3. Research sources for your topic. Look for a variety of types of sources: books, magazines, articles. They should be reliable sources (not Wikipedia). It is helpful to use the campus library or online library sources. You need a minimum of five sources for this assignment.
3. Mark down the bibliographical information for each source. Refer to the chapter on MLA in A Writer’s Reference for the correct information needed.
4. Read each source carefully and write a summary of it. Here are some questions to consider as you are doing this part of the assignment. What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say?
5. Evaluate each source. Think about these questions when doing this part of the assignment. Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is the source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? Does it change how you think about the topic?
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