Annotated Bibliography Search and Rescue 1) Cross-reference the sources; look into their credibility and their stances

on your topic, and see how they compare to other materials from other sources. 2) NPR, PBS, Pew Research Project, Brookings Institution, procon.org, library. 3) the ability to step back from a source and say Wait-a-dang-minute, this doesnt jive with what I think or with what some of my other sources say, and this heres why 4) To understand the context of a source (critical thinking on the source itself). 5) Summarize, paraphrase, and quote. 6) MLA format; Atkins Library database citation builders for the citation, and following MLA guidelines for the annotation itself. 7) You must have at least two sources of opposing views of the issue. 8) Your own fault! Darn, cant blame the teacher since he posted all these resources. ): 9) Alphabetical order. 10) They can overlap, but they all need to be present (your summary can have a bit of your evaluation in it, i.e. However, later they proposed that ___, which contradicted their earlier point of ___, possibly diminishing this sources credibility.). 11) Who is the author? When was this written? Where was it published? How does this fit in with my topic? 12) No; italicize. 13) Electronic copies. 14) 12pt Times New Roman 15) Check and correct for MLA standards. 16) MLA style manual, Purdue OWL. 17) True. 18) False. 19) Most: Peer reviewed journals, academic press releases, (some) government sites. Least: blogs, personal web pages, sites of unknown origin. 20) Quoting. 21) George Shaw, unless this question is a trick question.