Annotated Bibliography

Requirements

• FIVE (5) scholarly sources, with full citation, followed by a summary of each that includes the following:

A) A one sentence summary of the author’s thesis.

B) Three to four sentences that summarize the main claims and/or key pieces of information included within the article.

C) A one to two sentence personal evaluation of each source. Was the author biased? Is the article credible at a college-level? Did the author make claims that could not be supported?

• Scholarly sources must be drawn from the OCCC Library’s databases (EBSCOHost, Opposing Viewpoints, etc.).

• MLA format.

Tasks

To complete this assignment, you should;

• Identify Scholarly Sources. What information is needed to provide the reader with facts and claims that cover every side of the topic?

• Cite. Provide the complete citation in MLA format for each scholarly source.

• Summarize. Condense the major claims of each source in your own words.

• Write. Complete an annotated bibliography.