Students will construct an annotated bibliography.

Students will construct an annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography is a list of

citations of articles, books, and other publications on a particular topic. Each citation is followed by a

relatively brief paragraph that summarizes the source’s argument and other relevant material including its

intended audience, sources of evidence, and methodology. The assignment will be completed individually

and out of class.

The annotated bibliography consists of two elements:

1. The citation in current AMA style format

2. The Annotation – The annotation should consist of one paragraph using whole complete

sentences in the third person and should be approximately 150-200 words in length. The assignment

should be typed, double spaced, in Times New Roman 12 font, 1” margin.

The annotation should include most, if not all, of the following:

 Explanation of main purpose

 Description of content

 Focus of article

 Relevance of topic

 Type of intended audience

 Evaluate its method, conclusion and/or reliability

 Strengths / weaknesses or biases

 Your own brief impression of the work

Assessment: The assignment will be assessed according to the criteria identified in the grading rubric on

the attached page.