An annotated bibliography is a short explanation of each of the sources you have found for your paper. The annotated bibliography is a useful step in the research paper writing process. It gives you practice with writing in APA style, allows for some insight and perspective about your sources, and helps guide you in the direction of your paper. You will not be writing a research paper this semester but the annotated bibliography will give you practice for when you will write one in a future course.
You will write an annotated bibliography for at least two sources about your chosen topic. Annotations are about 4 to 6 sentences long (roughly 150 words), and include the following:
Main focus or purpose of the work
Usefulness or relevance of the article to your research topic
Special features of the work that were unique or helpful
Background and credibility of the author
Conclusions or observations reached by the author
Conclusions or observations reached by you
Notice each annotation is short so be concise and clear with your words.
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