(Last Name and insert date from header tool)

Name

Teachers Name

Class

Date (month day year 13 October 2008)

 

Topic (Annotated Bibliography)

Remember to alphabetize your list!  Use hanging indent steps (Format—Paragraph—Special—Hanging—OK) Double space your citations. The fill in the blank forms are below—Remember to sort all of your citations together and alphabetize.

 

Book: MLA Citation

AUTHOR if available (last name, first and middle)_______________________________________ (period).

TITLE (underlined or italicized) ________________________________________________________________(period).

PLACE of publication __________________________________________________­­­­­­____________ (colon):

PUBLISHER ____________________________ (comma),   Copyright Date _________________________ (period).

 

Example: 

Abbott, Darrell. The Art of Shredding: Guitar Sounds of the South. Dallas: Abbot Brothers Publishing Company, 1992.

Summary:  Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation.  The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.  What are the main arguments?  What is the point of this book or article?  What topics are covered?  If someone asked what this article /book is about, what would you say?  The length of your annotation will determine how detailed your summary is.

Relevancy:  How is this resource relevant to your research and project?  How do you intend to use the source and why?

Database: MLA Citation

Author’s name (last, first middle)___________________________________________________(period).

Article title (“quotation marks”)________________________________________________________________(period).

Book/Magazine (underlined or italicized)________________________________________________________

Date of publication______________(colon): Pages (#--# [if consecutive pages] or # + [if pages skip])  ________(period).

Database name(underlined or italicized)_________________________________________________________(period).

Company name__________________________________(period). Date of access (day, month, year)_______________

Database web site (enclose in <>)__________________________________________________(period).

Example of correct notation: (using hanging indent and double space and alphabetize!)

 

Mintz, John. “At Homeland Security, Doubts Arise Over Intelligence; Unit Is Underpowered, Outmatched in Bureaucratic Struggles With Other Agencies, Critics Say.” The Washington Post 21 Jul. 2003: A12. Student Resource Center. Thompson Gale. West Ranch High School. 1 May 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com>.

Summary:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Relevancy:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Encyclopedia: MLA Citation

Author of article (last, first middle):__________________________________________________________(period).

Title of article (“quotation marks”):____________________________________________________________(period).

Name of encyclopedia (underlined or italicized):________________________________________________ (period).

Year:_______________ followed by ed. (period).

Pages used: ___________________________________________________(period).

Example of correct notation: (using hanging indent and double space and alphabetize!)

Relevancy:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Internet: MLA Citation

Author’s name, if available (last, first middle)___________________________________________________(period).

Title of web page (“quotation marks”)____________________________________________________________(period).

Title of web site (underlined or italicized)________________________________________________________

Date of web site update, if available: ______________(period).

Title of Sponsoring Organization, if available):____________________________________________________(period).

Date of access: Day Month Year __________________________________(no period).

URL (<Web site address in angle brackets>) ___________________________________________________(period).

Example of correct notation: (using hanging indent and double space and alphabetize!)

 

Relevancy:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________