EAP II _ Annotated Bibliography

Which of the following should be included in an annotated bibliography?

(You can choose more than one)

• The author's methodology

• The author’s position or argument. 

• The author's academic background

• How relevant the source is to your own research

• Proposed research focus for future studies

According to Helen, how many components are there in an annotated bibliography?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What is the correct sequence of these three parts?

• First

• Brief summary for each source

• Third

• Descriptive Overview paragraph (i.e. introductory scope paragraph)

• Second

• Citation of the source

The, which one of these three parts might not be needed in your annotated bibliography?

• Descriptive Overview paragraph (i.e. introductory scope paragraph)

• Citation of the source

• Brief summary of each source

(A question that every one of you should know!)

Which citation style should we use in EAP II?

• APA

  (American Psychological Association)

• MLA

  (Modern Language Association)

• Chicago style

A good annotation should

1) __________ the source

2) __________ the methods, strengths and weaknesses of each source

3) __________ the source's overall usefulness

• 1) Summarise, 2) Justify, 3) Assess

• 1) Summarise, 2) Assess, 3) Justify

• 1) Paraphrase, 2) Understand, 3) illustrate

• 1) Summarise, 2) Consider, 3) Argue for

• 1) Paraphrase, 2) Assess, 3) Judge

Challenging Question:

What should you consider when writing an annotation?

• Does the argument seem reasonable?

• How, and how effectively, does this source address the topic?

• Does it cover the topic thoroughly or only one aspect of it?

• Do the research methods seem appropriate?

• Where does it stand in relation to other studies? Agree with or contradict?

Final Challenging Questions:

According to the grading rubric in EAP II, what might lead to mark reduction?

• Include an outdated source that might be helpful for my topic

• The reporting verbs used are in the past simple tense, or the present perfect tense.

• Indent the first line

• Include more than 3 entries of annotated bibiogrpahy

• Write about 200 words for each entry