Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliographies provide the reader with an evaluative summary of a work. They should be 3-6 sentences long. They need to be COMPLETE sentences.
1-2 sentences should summarize the main idea of the source.
1-2 sentences should evaluate the credibility of the source.
1-2 sentences should explain how the article will be useful in your assignment. Click here to get to a worksheet to guide you. You will receive one in class as well!
Citations should be done in MLA format. By using the databases through Lake Park, most of the formatting will be done for you. You can copy and paste the actual citation & then you should start typing your annoation immediatly following the last period in the citation. If you are using a book, you can go to easybib.com to create the MLA citation. If you enter the ISBN number, which appears right under or above the barcode, it will create the citation for you.
EXAMPLE
Here is an example: (PLEASE NOTE- the formatting does not transfer in this webpage. You will need to do a hanging indent, which you can find directions to by clicking HERE.)
Allies to Enemies: Origins of the Cold War (Overview)." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This article talks about how the other nations were divided during the war. Who supported the Soviets and who chose the States. This is a credible source because it is from the ADC Clio database. It helps with understanding how the war affected more than just the States and Russia.
Borden, Timothy G. "Opening Europe's Secret Cold War Files." History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. Ed. Sonia G. Benson, Nancy Matuszak, and Meghan Appel O'Meara. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This article talks about the secrets of the Cold War in Europe and how the Cold War affected areas that were not talked about or shown to the world. This is a credible source because it is from the Gale Biography in Context database. This helps because it goes into detail about the Cold War and things that aren’t really known about the war.
"Cold War." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This gives more details about the Cold War and what happened. It gives dates and other details other articles might not have given. This is credible because it is from the ABC-Clio database. It is helpful because it gives information that might be missing from the other articles on the Cold War in general. "Cold War." Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. Ed. Thomas Carson and Mary Bonk. Detroit: Gale, 1999. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. The Cold War was a war that never resorted to actual fighting. The entire war was all about the different views of the communist government and the capitalist democracy government. It is credible because it is from an encyclopedia. This article helps give an overview of the entire war.
“Cold War.” 2013. The History Channel website. Jan 11 2013, 11:29 This talks about the entire Cold War and is broken up into sections that are very detailed. This is a credible source because it is from the History Channel. It is helpful because the article gives some much detail about the Cold War.
"Cold War Kids." Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 67. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This talks about the kids from the Cold War and how it impacted their future lives. It’s about what they are doing with their lives. It’s a credible because it is from the Gale Biography in Context. It is useful because it explains about how people have been affected and their present day lives.
1-2 sentences should summarize the main idea of the source.
1-2 sentences should evaluate the credibility of the source.
1-2 sentences should explain how the article will be useful in your assignment. Click here to get to a worksheet to guide you. You will receive one in class as well!
Citations should be done in MLA format. By using the databases through Lake Park, most of the formatting will be done for you. You can copy and paste the actual citation & then you should start typing your annoation immediatly following the last period in the citation. If you are using a book, you can go to easybib.com to create the MLA citation. If you enter the ISBN number, which appears right under or above the barcode, it will create the citation for you.
EXAMPLE
Here is an example: (PLEASE NOTE- the formatting does not transfer in this webpage. You will need to do a hanging indent, which you can find directions to by clicking HERE.)
Allies to Enemies: Origins of the Cold War (Overview)." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This article talks about how the other nations were divided during the war. Who supported the Soviets and who chose the States. This is a credible source because it is from the ADC Clio database. It helps with understanding how the war affected more than just the States and Russia.
Borden, Timothy G. "Opening Europe's Secret Cold War Files." History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide. Ed. Sonia G. Benson, Nancy Matuszak, and Meghan Appel O'Meara. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This article talks about the secrets of the Cold War in Europe and how the Cold War affected areas that were not talked about or shown to the world. This is a credible source because it is from the Gale Biography in Context database. This helps because it goes into detail about the Cold War and things that aren’t really known about the war.
"Cold War." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This gives more details about the Cold War and what happened. It gives dates and other details other articles might not have given. This is credible because it is from the ABC-Clio database. It is helpful because it gives information that might be missing from the other articles on the Cold War in general. "Cold War." Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History. Ed. Thomas Carson and Mary Bonk. Detroit: Gale, 1999. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. The Cold War was a war that never resorted to actual fighting. The entire war was all about the different views of the communist government and the capitalist democracy government. It is credible because it is from an encyclopedia. This article helps give an overview of the entire war.
“Cold War.” 2013. The History Channel website. Jan 11 2013, 11:29 This talks about the entire Cold War and is broken up into sections that are very detailed. This is a credible source because it is from the History Channel. It is helpful because the article gives some much detail about the Cold War.
"Cold War Kids." Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 67. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. This talks about the kids from the Cold War and how it impacted their future lives. It’s about what they are doing with their lives. It’s a credible because it is from the Gale Biography in Context. It is useful because it explains about how people have been affected and their present day lives.