First Three Presidents
Annotated Bibliography Assessment:
Research Question:
"Did the Constitution give too much power to the Executive Branch?"
I am attaching an example.
Writing an Annotated Bibliography Not all annotated bibliographies are written in the same way. Some include primarily summary and informative annotations. Others include a critique of sources. Most annotated bibliographies contain some combination of elements and can vary in word count. Follow these 3 steps to learn about the basics of how to write an annotated bibliography. Step 1: Cite your source in proper MLA citation style Each of your entries will begin with a full bibliographic entry. This entry looks just like the entry you’d include on a regular Works Cited or Reference page. Entries are even alphabetized by the author's last name, just like a Works Cited or Reference page. Here’s an example I created to show you what the citation will look like. MLA format – 8th edition Roberston, Ann. “Why Fairy Tales Are Important.” Psychology Today, vol. 13, no. 2, 2012, pp. 210-222. Step 2: Summarize the source A summary explains the main ideas of the source. Someone else should be able to read your summary and know exactly what the source is about. This isn’t the time to tell readers whether or not you like the source. Be objective. Just state what the source is about. No more, no less. Here’s an example of what a summary of an article might look like. Robertson’s article argues that fairy tales are important because they teach children moral tales of right and wrong and provide children an outlet for their emotions. Fairy tales also allow children to develop their imagination and critical thinking as they journey with characters to magical lands. Step 3: Evaluate the source Here’s your chance to write a brief paragraph or two to tell readers what you think of the source and how it fits into your own research. I’ve color coded the questions you should ask, so that you can clearly see what’s going on in my example below. Ask yourself these questions: ● Is the author credible? ● What did I like or not like about the source? ● Are the arguments effective? ● Does the author support her arguments? ● What are the strengths and weaknesses? ● How might I incorporate this source into my paper? Answering these types of questions will help you formulate an effective critique and evaluation of each source. Here’s an example of what your evaluation might look like. It is color-coded to match the questions above. Dr. Robertson is a well-known children’s psychologist who also has elementary education experience. Her articles are published in a number of peer-reviewed journals, and her work is considered credible. The article will be an excellent source for my paper because it includes recent studies about children’s appreciation for fairy tales and features a detailed discussion of why fairy tales are beneficial to children. Robertson even includes interviews with children that I may be able to use in my introduction. If you need a quick way to remember the steps in writing an annotated bibliography, just remember CSE: Cite, Summarize, Evaluate. Putting It All Together Writing your annotated bibliography in small steps can make a large task seem far less intimidating. Now that you know how to write each part of an annotated bibliography, the final step is to put it all together and make sure it’s in proper format. Taken from: https://www.kibin.com/essay-writing-blog/how-to-write-an-annotated-bibliography/ The next 2 pages show a sample annotated bibliography. Note: ● Sources are divided into “Primary” and “Secondary” sources ● Within “Primary” and “Secondary” source categories the type of source is identified ● EVERYTHING is alphabetized! – Primary before Secondary; type of source; annotations within the type of source ● Pay attention to spacing – double or single ● Pay attention to margins – Titles for “Primary Sources” & “Secondary Sources” are centered Type of source and bibliographic information is left justified Indented – second + lines of bibliographic information ALL lines of the annotation https://www.kibin.com/essay-writing-blog/how-to-write-an-annotated-bibliography/ Annotated Bibliography Example Music of the Sixties: Soundtrack for a Cultural Revolution Excerpts from a student’s 2011 NHD project Primary Sources Books Archer, Jules. The Incredible Sixties. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. Print. Jules Archer, who was a teenager during the Great Depression turmoil of the thirties and participated in many protests during that time period, notes that, interestingly enough, he feels a connection to the protesters of the sixties. He includes a chapter on “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Revolution,” which discusses the music revolution of the sixties. Archer quotes Duke Ellington: “Rock ‘n’ roll has nothing to do with music.” This quote emphasizes rock’s distinction from earlier types of music. He also described this new music’s impact on later generation. Images The Beatles in Germany. 25 June 1966. TheBeatles.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2012. This is a photograph of a Beatles concert in Germany, indicating that Beatles music spread around the world in the sixties, influencing the youth in other countries as well as the US. The Beatles: Their New Incarnation. TIME 22 Sept. 1967: n. pag. Print. This is a cover of TIME magazine with an abstract image of the Beatles. I used it in my film to show the widespread popularity of the Beatles and how their music reflected the “cultural currents” as Professor Gitlin states. Newspapers (of the time) Blaine, Graham B. “Moral Questions Stir Campuses: Sex, Drugs and Psychoses Posing New Problems.” New York Times 16 Jan. 1964: 73. ProQuest Historical made them restless. This pent up energy exploded in this wave of youth activism and rebellion. Secondary Sources Periodicals “Editorial.” Art Monthly Dec.-Jan. 2006/2007: 18. Academic Search Premier. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. This article asks why the sixties are so appealing to the present-day populace. It concludes that the main cause is nostalgia, a longing for the past. However, according to the author, the view of the sixties as a “more glamorous and sexy era” is misleading. Interestingly, many of the sixties figures mentioned in this article are musicians, indicating how much of an influence sixties music had. Wiener, Jon. “Acid Rock: A Flashback.” Nation 272.8 (2001): 28-30. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 23 Nov. 2011. This article is a review of the book Tomorrow Never Knows: Rock and Psychedelics in the 1960s by Nick Bromell. In his book, Bromell discusses the combination of drugs and music (an idea I was not able to cover in my documentary) which was so powerful in the sixties and, according to him, still retains its power today. Websites Asatiani, Salome. “’Summer of Love’ Reached Behind Iron Curtain.” RFE/RL: Reports Archive. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 3 Sept. 2007. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. This article describes the impact of the hippie movement, and more specifically the music from the “summer of love,” on the Soviet Union. Asatiani argues that music initiated the revolutions that brought down communism, an interesting effect of sixties music that evidences its revolutionary tone. Wong, George J. “Psychedelic Fungi and Its Impact on Music and Art.” Botany 135. U of Hawaii, n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2011. The author of this article, Professor Wong, a botanist, delves into the impact of psychedelic fungi on music, a topic I researched but did not delve into in my film. According to Wong, LSD had an enormous impact on the style of music, but that particular style died out with LSD at the end of the sixties when many music groups started renouncing the drug.