Annotated bibliographies

1. Date: Tuesday, January 22ndTopic: Research Notes & Annotated Bibliographies - Purpose - HOW TO

2. Annotated bibliographies

3. Annotated Bibliography What does the term mean? According to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary (2011), Annotate: “to make critical or explanatory notes or comment” Bibliography: “the history, identification, or description of writings or publications” How do these definitions combine?

4. Annotated Bibliography The PURPOSE of an annotated bibliography is • To learn about a particular topic • To demonstrate the value of a particular source • To inform fellow or future researchers about a topic or a source Within each annotation, there are typically three ELEMENTS: • Summary • Critique/Analysis • Application

6. Annotated BIB. Part 1: SUMMARY Summary You will want to answer some or all the following questions: • What is the topic of the source? • What actions did the author perform within the study and why? (Interviews, experiments, etc.) • What theory was the study based on? • What were the conclusions of the study?

7. Annotated Bib. Part 2: Critique You will want to answer some or all the following questions: • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the article? • Types of evidence, language choices, organization, level of detail • What, if any, information is missing? • Is the article reliable? Think about our source evaluation sheets! • Focus on the strengths of the article, but if it’s missing something, let your reader know!

8. Annotated Bib. Part 3: Application You will want to answer some or all the following questions: • Does this article provide new or different information for your research? • How are you going to use this information in your essay? (What type of support does it provide? Where in your essay will it be used?)

9. Other characteristics of Annotated Bibs. There are some unique characteristics of which to be aware regarding annotations: • No citations crediting the source or outside sources • The presence of the reference entry make citation redundant • No direct quotes in the actual “annotation” • Your reader will want to hear your interpretation of the material • No referrals to the first person • Be objective and removed in your description of the source (No “I think”)

10. Example: Almond, Steve. Candy Freak. Orlando: Harcourt, Inc, 2004. In Candy Freak, Almond presents a solid history of the candy industry in 20th century America.  After describing his love of candy and chocolate in particular, Almond takes the reader on a tour of candy factories across America while discussing how three large corporations (Hershey, M&M/Mars, and Nestle) managed to squeeze out hundreds of candy brands that were produced regionally in this country. This source provides a basic understanding of the history of candy but doesn’t go much further than that.  The author’s humorous tone makes it interesting to read and also provides some insight in the author’s perspective (he seems a bit biased against the big three candy corporations). The information seems reliable but Almond does not provide a bibliography for his book so the reader should take that into consideration while reading. This source will work well for presenting background details about corporate influence in the free market and will be used in introduction of the speech to describe the main topic. This may be utilized in the conclusion of the speech as well to sum up the main ideas about the topic. The logical evidence used in this speech can possibly be added to body paragraph 1 and 2 in order to support the main idea of the speech. APPLICATION

11. Now, you try! Source Sheet #1 Go to PEHS homepage MeDia Center Databases Ebsco Search topic Begin filling out source sheet

12. Research Notes • You will need information on the following: • History/causes of the issue • Important people and events associated with your issue • Current details about the problem • WHY we need to solve this issue • Possible solutions • What can WE do to help? (Call to action) • As you read, type important details and quotations that will be helpful for your presentation. Use the template on my teacher page. • BE SURE to keep track of what source the information comes from!

13. SUMMARY: In “Why I let me 9-yr-old Ride the Subway Alone,” Lenore Skenazy explains her experience doing just what the title says. She gave her 9-year-old, who had been begging her to allow him this, the essentials he might need and left him in a department store of New York City. Her reasoning was to allow her son some independence and to refuse to be scared away by the few but viral incidents of child endangerment and abduction. She goes against the “helicopter parenting” style and her son made it home just fine. CRITIQUE: This source provides insights into both sides of the argument about over-involved parenting. She provides statistics from a research center, and both positive and negative comments from other parents. However, there may be a bias because her son did make it home safely. APPLICATION: This will be useful at the beginning of the presentation to hook the audience with an interesting true story. It could also be interesting as support for the point that parents may be be too involved in their student’s life to the point of not allowing them any freedom.`

14. TOMORROW: • MLA Mini-lesson • First research day! Start Source Sheet #1