Overview:

For this assignment, you will create an annotated bibliography based on the instructions below that will serve as a foundation for your outline (also due at the end of this week). Please save your file in .doc or .docx format. Your annotated bibliography should be complete, your final document should be 400 words minimum (100 words per each of the 4 sources), and it should comply with MLA writing requirements.

*Students are encouraged to visit the following website before completing writing assignments. Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): 


https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html

*To view the grading rubric for this assignment, click on the name of the assignment and click “View Rubric”

Instructions:

An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and other documents.  Each citation must be followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph (the annotation). 
The annotations should 
each be at least 100 words long.
  The purpose of these descriptive paragraphs is to ensure the timeliness, point-of-view, relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources you will use in your research paper. This process is designed to help you determine which sources will be valuable and which are irrelevant to your argument. 

· Find 
four (4) sources for this assignment that approach your topic in a variety of ways. 
(Note: You may change these sources later if you find stronger sources to use.)

· You may only use 
(two) 2 non-scholarly sources.

· For each source you must complete the following tasks:

· Provide the correct MLA Works Cited citation for the source.

· Briefly summarize the article, essay, website, or book.

· Discuss specifically the timeliness and point-of-view of the source.

· Discuss the limitations of the source such as: 

· What does this author leave out? 

· Does this source tell both sides of the story?

· Describe how you could use this text in your research paper. 

· Will it be helpful? 

· Will you only use one idea or will you rely on this source heavily?

· How, specifically, do you plan on using this information?

· What point will you be supporting with this evidence?

· Compare or contrast the source with other texts in your annotated bibliography. In other words, put the source in dialogue with another source you have found. For example, if you were writing about abortion, you might find that you have chosen 2 sources about the medical risks of abortion, 1 source about the history of abortion, and 1 source about the psychological effects of abortion.

· Do all sources about the medical risks of abortion cover the exact same facts? Probably not. So…what are the differences? Any important similarities?

· Place the word count for the paragraph at the end.

· Make sure your sources are arranged alphabetically.

Writing and Submission Instructions:

1. Save your documents with your “Last Name Assignment Title” (EX: Smith Annotated Bibliography).

2. Assignments 
must use MLA document formatting and citations, including your full name, the course number, and the assignment title in the upper-left corner; page numbers; and a title. See the following MLA sample essays: 

https://style.mla.org/formatting-papers/
 and 

https://libguides.csudh.edu/citation/mla

3. Assignments must fulfill all requirements and be proofread to be graded.

4. Word count: 400 words minimum and include at least 4 sources.

Websites with information on and samples of annotated bibliographies:

·

http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm#sample

·

http://lib.skidmore.edu/library/index.php/li371-annotated-bib

Please review the following example of an annotated bibliography (it contains 6 sources and you only need 4 sources).