As you conduct your library research and gather relevant sources for your paper, you should be taking notes.  You can find some helpful advice on how to take notes in The Craft of Research section 6.6 (pages 94-103).  An Annotated Bibliography is a way of writing up your notes so that another researcher could benefit from them.  The goal is to describe the main ideas of each source and evaluate its relevance to a particular research project.

For this assignment you should summarize and critique at least 10 academic sources relevant to your research project.  For each source include the complete bibliographic information in APA style.  Then state the source’s thesis, and as briefly as possible explain the major reasons and evidence given in support of the thesis.  Next evaluate the source’s credibility and what role the source might have in your final research paper.  Each annotation should be about 100-200 words, and the entire bibliography should be 5-6 pages long.

For more guidance on annotated bibliographies, visit the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.) here http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/annotated-bibliography

The Annotated Bibliography

• Must be 5 to 6 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least 10 scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.