Annotated and Evaluative Bibliography on six (6) sources
You are to annotate six sources utilizing the format below.
An annotated bibliography is a list of research sources you will use for your paper. After the publication information of each source you write a short description of the subject and scope of
your source. Include the main details the author utilized in order to support his/her point. Afterwards, write an overall statement of the closure. Finally, suggest how/why one may utilize this text. Please follow the appropriate style for your sources. You will need a minimum of six
sources and alphabetize them. Please use the following format for the paragraph under each
citation:
1. Name of author with a rhetorically accurate verb, e.g. argues, claims, explains, and a that-
clause reporting the author’s thesis.
Ex. Terry Castle argues that the American school system is failing minorities.
2. A brief but accurate explanation of how the author develops or supports the thesis, usually
in the same order as the main points in the source.
Ex. Castle utilizes statistics showing the high dropout rates of minorities to demonstrate the
severity of the problem. She pinpoints three major causes of minority failure in American schools:
lack of role models, poor study skills, and horrible environmental conditions.
3. A statement of the author’s purpose followed by an in order to phrase.
Ex. Castle illustrates the severity of the problem in order to persuade the reader that the
American school system must be overhauled.
4. An overall statement of the conclusions of the source.
Ex. In the end, she suggests that we rethink how we educate our minorities and provides the
reader with two ways to rebuild the education system: recruit more minority teachers and provide
students with an integrated curriculum.
Next, if your EVALUATION:
5. A PARAGRAPH explaining how the entry might be used by YOU or by others interested
in the same topic.
Ex. Castle’s overview of the minority students’ situation as well as her propositions for
improving the education system could benefit discussions of practical solutions for the American
education.
Lastly, ALPHABETICIZE all your sources.
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