The purpose of an annotated bibliography is two-fold: it helps you
understand your sources, and it helps you understand how each
source helps your research. An annotated bibliography is a list of
citations to your peer-reviewed articles, with each citation followed
by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. Your
annotated bibliography should have at least 10 sources. For each
source, you will provide an annotation that includes:
The author’s (s’) main point
2. How the author arrived at his/her main point
3. What evidence the author has for his/her argument
4. How the source fits into your research/how you will use it in
your research
Each annotation is typically about 150-200 words and should adhere
to MLA formatting.
