{"id":1664,"date":"2023-02-17T04:30:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T04:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/annotated-bibliography\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T04:30:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T04:30:21","slug":"annotated-bibliography","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/annotated-bibliography\/","title":{"rendered":"Annotated Bibliography"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n Learning Goal: <\/b>I’m working on a research & summaries report and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.<\/p>\n

An annotated bibliography is an alphabetized list of sources with descriptive commentary. Each entry in the bibliography consists of an MLA<\/a>-formatted citation<\/a> followed by 3 paragraphs (roughly 100-150 words total) of evaluation: this is the \u201cannotation<\/a>.\u201d The first paragraph summarizes the source, the second paragraph assesses the source, and the third paragraph reflects on the source. An annotated bibliography is your first review of the literature on your research topic.<\/p>\n


Do I need to choose a research question in order to do an Annotated Bibliography?<\/strong><\/p>\n

YES, you do\u2014well, at least a \u201ctopic\u201d idea. The first step in crafting an annotated bibliography is to figure out what topic you would like to investigate. Thus, an annotated bibliography begins with a broad search. This approach will help you to narrow<\/a> down your research topic and ultimately, lead you to your focused research question. The sources you choose to include in your Annotated Bibliography should be related to the topic you have chosen. After reviewing and analyzing multiple sources on your chosen topic, you will be able to mount an argument where you make a claim<\/a> based on your research topic.An annotated bibliography is a combination assignment: it blends MLA<\/a> reference citations with paragraphs\u2013or annotations\u2013that help you, and your readers, make sense of the sources you cite<\/a>. For this assignment, you will be asked to create annotations that summarize<\/a>, assess, and reflect upon sources related to your research topic<\/p>\n

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The annotated bibliography is a very valuable first-step in the research writing process, since it helps you:<\/p>\n