INSTRUCTIONS
FOR ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON PLATO “THE ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE”
This week, in order to prepare for your research paper
in week 7, you will submit an annotated bibliography that contains at
least four research sources. These sources should
come only from scholarly GMC Library databases or resources
provided in class. Your completed bibliography should be at least 500
words.
1) For each source you locate, you will first provide
an MLA-formatted works cited entry. Remember, the literature databases at
GMC Library can often provide those entries for you.
2) Then, underneath each individual source entry, you
will provide a detailed, paragraph-length annotation. An
annotation is a brief summary of the source’s main ideas or points and may also
include a sentence or two about how/why you think this source is relevant to
your idea or helpful for your paper. In addition, somewhere within your
annotation paragraph, include a quotation from the source that you think might
be useful for your eventual research paper.
View “Annotated Bibliography Tips,
Resources, and Reminders” in this week’s resources section for more
information and assistance.
Sources
You
must provide entries and annotations for at least four sources you’ve
located that help with the topic of your upcoming research paper.
Remember: Literature. Is. Not. Research. The literature you’ve
chosen to write about is not part of the
4-source research requirement.
Each
source should be a critical argument on the reading you’ve chosen for your
research paper. Sources that only provide plot summary are not acceptable.
Sources should be both scholarly and clearly relevant to your topic.
Annotations
Provide
a brief summary of the source. This summary should
include the author’s thesis.
Explain
this source’s relevance to your planned research paper
topic.
Include
a quote from each source somewhere within your annotation
paragraphs that you think might be useful for your eventual research
paper.
Style
Your
bibliography should be formatted in MLA style.
Grammar/Mechanics
All
written assignments should exhibit correct grammar/mechanics and proper
punctuation.
Annotated Bibliography Tips, Resources,
and Reminders
Review the instructions in the Annotated
Bibliography assignment submission link before reading this resource.
Tips:
When
composing your annotated bibliography, follow this pattern:
1) Source 1 works cited entry (sources in the
bibliography should be arranged alphabetically).
2) An annotation paragraph for the above source. This
paragraph should summarize the above source’s argument and central points and
evaluate the source’s usefulness/relevance to your research paper topic.
Somewhere within your annotation, please provide a brief quote from the source
that you think might be useful in your eventual research paper. Example:
The author, like many readers, believes that “Oedipus Rex’s tragic flaw
was pride, or hubris” (Smith 14).
Follow the above pattern throughout until you have the
required number of sources. See example below:
