Prepare: If you have not done so already, please read the Annotated Bibliography prompt carefully. Make sure you understand the assignment requirements as well the criteria for evaluation (detailed in the rubric). You should also review, this sample Annotated Bibliography.
After you have chosen a good source for this first entry. Read (and re-read) that source carefully. Take notes as you read. (Academic articles can be long and complex; make sure you budget ample time to read your source.)
Draft: Draft your entry. First, compose an MLA-style citation. Use the Purdue OWL as a reference, and try to follow the rules as best as you can. (Hint: You will need to know what kind of source you’re citing to know how to cite it. Academic journal articles, for example, are cited differently than magazine articles.) Then compose a 1-paragraph summary of the article. Your summary (at 200 words) should explain the author’s purpose, argument, and analysis. Wrap up your summary with a 1-2 sentence explanation of your specific plans for each article.
