An annotated bibliography is a list of sources (books, articles, websites, etc.) with annotations about each source. An annotated bibliography is sometimes a useful step before drafting a research paper, or it can stand alone as an overview of the research available on a topic, sometimes even referred to as “qualifiers”.
Each source in the annotated bibliography has a citation – the information a reader needs to find the original source, in a consistent format to make that easier. These consistent formats are called citation styles, for example: APA (American Psychological Association) for social sciences.
Formatting Guidelines APA:
1” margins
Annotations are indented half an inch (.5”).
Font choices/size and include:
Calibri 11
Arial 11
Lucida Sans Unicode 10
Times New Roman 12
Georgia 11
Double spaced
Page numbers top, right hand side beginning on the title page.
Organized alphabetically by author’s last name or equivalent.
Start annotation on the next line after the citation (still indented).
Follow your instructor’s guidelines for length and number of annotations.
Requirements:
Please choose one of above listed scholarly academic research articles:
Create an extended Annotated Bibliography which will include: APA Reference citation, summary paragraph (main idea/purpose), analysis paragraph (key term/concept/phrase), and synthesis paragraph [CONNECT W/ our class memoir: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson].
Each paragraph will be approximately 7-12 sentence, while meeting APA writing style requirements (past tense, no contractions, reduce biased language, no personal pronouns).
Article to use
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23780231211020199
