Lesson 7 Assignment Annotated Bibliography After researching, narrow your list of sources to seven and proceed with writing the annotated bibliography. Include a properly formatted citation. Please refer to the MLA Formatting and Style Guide for various “works cited” formatting examples. Your annotation should include the following elements: 1. The source's authority of the topic. 2. A brief description/summary of the source. 3. A short analysis of the source which may include: a. The possible relationship to other sources (if applicable) b. Any biases noted c. Any significant features of the source 4. The intended audience. 5. Your brief opinion of the source. 6. Your search strategy Your assignment is worth 100 points and will be scored on the following rubric: Criteria Max Points Completion: All annotations are present. 20 Content: Appropriate content is included: 1. A brief description/summary of the source 2. Analysis of the source which may include the following: the possible relationship to other sources (if present), any biases noted, any significant features of the source 60 3. A description of the intended audience 4. Your brief opinion of the source 5. Your search strategy Grammar: All answers have been proofread and are clearly written. 10 MLA: Sources are correctly cited. 10 Total Points: 100 Your assignment should be 5 to 7 pages. Below is an example of an MLA style annotation. You need seven of them pertaining to your topic. Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Anchor Books, 1995. Lamott's book offers honest advice on the nature of a writing life, complete with its insecurities and failures. Taking a humorous approach to the realities of being a writer, the chapters in Lamott's book are wry and anecdotal and offer advice on everything from plot development to jealousy, from perfectionism to struggling with one's own internal critic. In the process, Lamott includes writing exercises designed to be both productive and fun. Lamott offers sane advice for those struggling with the anxieties of writing, but her main project seems to be offering the reader a reality check regarding writing, publishing, and struggling with one's own imperfect humanity in the process. Rather than a practical handbook to producing and/or publishing, this text is indispensable because of its honest perspective, its down-to-earth humor, and its encouraging approach. Chapters in this text could easily be included in the curriculum for a writing class. Several of the chapters in Part 1 address the writing process and would serve to generate discussion on students' own drafting and revising processes. Some of the writing exercises would also be appropriate for generating classroom writing exercises. Students should find Lamott's style both engaging and enjoyable. In the sample annotation above, the writer includes three paragraphs: a summary, an evaluation of the text, and a reflection on its applicability to his/her own research, respectively.
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