5) Complete the Annotated Bibliography of Sources

See attachment in Managebac about why it is essential for independent research. This
should only be used as a planning tool, but it must NOT be included in the Appendix.

Example:

Bibliographi Ehrenreich, B. 2001. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. New York,
c NY, USA. Henry Holt and Company.
information

Author’s Ehrenreich is an experienced journalist, author and political activist. She has been
authority publishing since the 1970s and has been active in a number of different fields,
such as finance, health care and feminism.

Content/ Ehrenreich attempts to ascertain whether it is currently possible for an individual to

theme(s) live on a minimum wage in America. Taking jobs as a waitress, a maid in a
cleaning service, and a Walmart sales employee, the author summarizes and
reflects on her work, her relationships with fellow workers and her financial
struggles in each situation.

Purpose Ehrenreich gives a first-hand and critical insight into the everyday life of Americans
at the “lower end” of the social spectrum, a world we don’t normally experience.

Usefulness Extremely useful:

● insight into America’s society as a whole

● gives those examples and details
● critical presentation from an outsider’s perspective
● a good example of “embedded journalism”.
Copy this table and fill it in for each source.

1.

Source Type (such as book, website,

and journal)

Bibliographic information MLA 9 Referencing

Author’s authority ● Who is the author? Is this a

professor? Is this an expert in
his/her field?
● Maybe this is a professional in the
field?
● What is the credibility of the
author?
● Assess the reliability of the source.
● How is it relevant to your research
topic?

Content/theme(s) ● Summary of key points

● Bullet points of themes
● Ideas
● Quotes
● MIni analyses
● Quick facts/statistics

Purpose ● Why did the author create this

source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?

Usefulness ● What about this article makes it

relevant to your topic?
● Why did you select it?
 ● What pertinent bit of information
makes this article stand out among
the others?

Optional (Compare it with other ● How does this specific article relate
sources). to another article in your annotated
bibliography?

● Do they agree or not? Why not?

● What makes it unique?

2.

Source Type (such as book, website,

and journal)

Bibliographic information MLA 9 Referencing

Author’s authority ● Who is the author? Is this a

professor? Is this an expert in
his/her field?
● Maybe this is a professional in the
field?
● What is the credibility of the
author?
● Assess the reliability of the source.
● How is it relevant to your research
topic?

Content/theme(s) ● Summary of key points

● Bullet points of themes
● Ideas
● Quotes
● MIni analyses
● Quick facts/statistics
 Purpose ● Why did the author create this
source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?

Usefulness ● What about this article makes it

relevant to your topic?
● Why did you select it?
● What pertinent bit of information
makes this article stand out among
the others?

Optional (Compare it with other ● How does this specific article relate
sources). to another article in your annotated
bibliography?

● Do they agree or not? Why not?

● What makes it unique?

3.

Source Type (such as book, website,

and journal)

Bibliographic information MLA 9 Referencing

Author’s authority ● Who is the author? Is this a

professor? Is this an expert in
his/her field?
● Maybe this is a professional in the
field?
● What is the credibility of the
author?
● Assess the reliability of the source.
● How is it relevant to your research
topic?
 Content/theme(s) ● Summary of key points
● Bullet points of themes
● Ideas
● Quotes
● MIni analyses
● Quick facts/statistics

Purpose ● Why did the author create this

source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?

Usefulness ● What about this article makes it

relevant to your topic?
● Why did you select it?
● What pertinent bit of information
makes this article stand out among
the others?

Optional (Compare it with other ● How does this specific article relate
sources). to another article in your annotated
bibliography?

● Do they agree or not? Why not?

● What makes it unique?

4.

Source Type (such as book, website,

and journal)

Bibliographic information MLA 9 Referencing

Author’s authority ● Who is the author? Is this a

professor? Is this an expert in
 his/her field?
● Maybe this is a professional in the
field?
● What is the credibility of the
author?
● Assess the reliability of the source.
● How is it relevant to your research
topic?

Content/theme(s) ● Summary of key points

● Bullet points of themes
● Ideas
● Quotes
● MIni analyses
● Quick facts/statistics

Purpose ● Why did the author create this

source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?

Usefulness ● What about this article makes it

relevant to your topic?
● Why did you select it?
● What pertinent bit of information
makes this article stand out among
the others?

Optional (Compare it with other ● How does this specific article relate
sources). to another article in your annotated
bibliography?

● Do they agree or not? Why not?

● What makes it unique?

5.
Source Type (such as book, website,
and journal)

Bibliographic information MLA 9 Referencing

Author’s authority ● Who is the author? Is this a

professor? Is this an expert in
his/her field?
● Maybe this is a professional in the
field?
● What is the credibility of the
author?
● Assess the reliability of the source.
● How is it relevant to your research
topic?

Content/theme(s) ● Summary of key points

● Bullet points of themes
● Ideas
● Quotes
● MIni analyses
● Quick facts/statistics

Purpose ● Why did the author create this

source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?

Usefulness ● What about this article makes it

relevant to your topic?
● Why did you select it?
● What pertinent bit of information
makes this article stand out among
the others?

Optional (Compare it with other ● How does this specific article relate
 sources). to another article in your annotated
bibliography?

● Do they agree or not? Why not?

● What makes it unique?

6.

Source Type (such as book, website, ● Why did the author create this
and journal) source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?

Bibliographic information MLA 9 Referencing

Author’s authority ● Who is the author? Is this a

professor? Is this an expert in
his/her field?
● Maybe this is a professional in the
field?
● What is the credibility of the
author?
● Assess the reliability of the source.
● How is it relevant to your research
topic?

Content/theme(s) ● Summary of key points

● Bullet points of themes
● Ideas
● Quotes
● MIni analyses
● Quick facts/statistics

Purpose ● Why did the author create this

 source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?

Usefulness ● What about this article makes it

relevant to your topic?
● Why did you select it?
● What pertinent bit of information
makes this article stand out among
the others?

Optional (Compare it with other ● How does this specific article relate
sources). to another article in your annotated
bibliography?

● Do they agree or not? Why not?

● What makes it unique?

7.

Source Type (such as book, website,

and journal)

Bibliographic information MLA 9 Referencing

Author’s authority ● Who is the author? Is this a

professor? Is this an expert in
his/her field?
● Maybe this is a professional in the
field?
● What is the credibility of the
author?
● Assess the reliability of the source.
● How is it relevant to your research
topic?
 Content/theme(s) ● Summary of key points
● Bullet points of themes
● Ideas
● Quotes
● MIni analyses
● Quick facts/statistics

Purpose ● Why did the author create this

source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?

Usefulness ● What about this article makes it

relevant to your topic?
● Why did you select it?
● What pertinent bit of information
makes this article stand out among
the others?

Optional (Compare it with other ● How does this specific article relate
sources). to another article in your annotated
bibliography?

● Do they agree or not? Why not?

● What makes it unique?

8.

Source Type (such as book, website,

and journal)

Bibliographic information MLA 9 Referencing

Author’s authority ● Who is the author? Is this a

professor? Is this an expert in
his/her field?
● Maybe this is a professional in the
 field?
● What is the credibility of the
author?
● Assess the reliability of the source.
● How is it relevant to your research
topic?

Content/theme(s) ● Summary of key points

● Bullet points of themes
● Ideas
● Quotes
● MIni analyses
● Quick facts/statistics

Purpose ● Why did the author create this

source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?

Usefulness ● What about this article makes it

relevant to your topic?
● Why did you select it?
● What pertinent bit of information
makes this article stand out among
the others?

Optional (Compare it with other ● How does this specific article relate
sources). to another article in your annotated
bibliography?

● Do they agree or not? Why not?

● What makes it unique?

9.

Source Type (such as book, website,

and journal)

Bibliographic information MLA 9 Referencing

Author’s authority ● Who is the author? Is this a

professor? Is this an expert in
his/her field?
● Maybe this is a professional in the
field?
● What is the credibility of the
author?
● Assess the reliability of the source.
● How is it relevant to your research
topic?

Content/theme(s) ● Summary of key points

● Bullet points of themes
● Ideas
● Quotes
● MIni analyses
● Quick facts/statistics

Purpose ● Why did the author create this

source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?

Usefulness ● What about this article makes it

relevant to your topic?
● Why did you select it?
● What pertinent bit of information
makes this article stand out among
the others?

Optional (Compare it with other ● How does this specific article relate
sources). to another article in your annotated
 bibliography?

● Do they agree or not? Why not?

● What makes it unique?

10.

Source Type (such as book, website,

and journal)

Bibliographic information MLA 9 Referencing

Author’s authority ● Who is the author? Is this a

professor? Is this an expert in
his/her field?
● Maybe this is a professional in the
field?
● What is the credibility of the
author?
● Assess the reliability of the source.
● How is it relevant to your research
topic?

Content/theme(s) ● Summary of key points

● Bullet points of themes
● Ideas
● Quotes
● MIni analyses
● Quick facts/statistics

Purpose ● Why did the author create this

source? Is the purpose to
entertain? Inform? Argue?
Persuade?
Usefulness ● What about this article makes it
relevant to your topic?
● Why did you select it?
● What pertinent bit of information
makes this article stand out among
the others?

Optional (Compare it with other ● How does this specific article relate
sources). to another article in your annotated
bibliography?

● Do they agree or not? Why not?

● What makes it unique?