Annotated Bibliography Assignment
To prepare you for the next assignment, the community problem report, youll need to do some research. One of the more useful tools in conducting research is the annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography combines the citations found in the References list at the end of documents in APA format with annotations about each of the sources. For this assignment, you will construct an annotated bibliography based upon the community issue or problem that you have selected to focus on for the semester. (Wealth Gap in America)
Purpose: An annotated bibliography is an organizing tool that is helpful when working on a research project. An effective annotated bibliography is used to compile research sources in one location and provide the researcher with quick access to the information contained in each source.
Audience: This assignment should be directed at your scholarly peers, and you may assume that they have only a casual familiarity with your topic or issue.
Content/Subject: Your annotated bibliography will consist of the sources that you have deemed relevant to your topic and/or question(s) of inquiry. While you may encounter sources that are not relevant or do not fit the scope of your project while researching, for the purposes of this assignment, you will only include the ones that you find useful and relevant.
- Cite the source in proper APA format. The citations should be organized in alphabetical order by author just as in an APA References page.
- Follow with a brief annotation that summarizes the source (approx. 4-6 sentences). You cannot quote directly from the source and do not copy/paste the abstract. You should address the key findings of the source and how it ties into your other sources. You should also explain the sources relevance and importance to your issue. For example, does one study you cite apply to a certain demographic and your second source/study [although it has to do with the same topic], furthers the discussion because it looks at another demographic? You are essentially working on putting your sources in conversation with one another.
Constraints: The annotated bibliography is a fairly rigid genre. Your citations must adhere to APA format. This will be one of the central components of the grade for this assignment. Failure to follow APA format exactly will harm your grade.
The annotations for each source should follow an academic style. This means that you must construct, with elevated and sophisticated language, correct grammatical sentences that effectively summarize what each source has to say. Additionally, you should explain how each source is relevant to the issue that you have selected and what it adds to your knowledge about your issue.
Specific guidelines to follow when completing this assignment are:
- Minimum of ten sources of various types (book, article, website, etc.).
- Sources focused around a narrowed issue or question of inquiry.
- All sources should be primary sources. No secondary or tertiary sources.
- Adherence to APA format for all citations.
- Sources in alphabetical order according to author.
- Thoughtful and complete annotations
- Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
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