What type of source is ita peer-edited journal, a website, a book?

ENGL COMP 102

Major Paper #2: The Annotated Bibliography
This assignment builds on the research process and is designed to help you evaluate sources of
information. An annotated bibliography includes all of the citation information needed to find a source
as well as a paragraph describing that source.
All information pertaining to the assignment can be found in these documents posted on Schoology:
50 Argument Topics (you must choose from this list):
Developing Strong Thesis Statements
Writing an Annotated Bibliography
MLA Guide to Citations
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Find FIVE sources on your topic (these should be the BEST sources you find, so that means you likely
will have reviewed at least TWICE that many).
2. Use ONLY MLA citation formatting (and use it consistently throughout).
3. Look for reliable, valid sources that discuss research and use academic language. (This is NOT an
assignment where you use popular magazines, websites, etc.)
4. As you write your annotation paragraph, include both a summary of the source AND an evaluation of
the validity of the source and its usefulness. Paragraphs MUST be in complete sentences and should be
between 75-200 words long. The length of your paragraph should be linked to the length of the source.
a. Summarize the content of the source. (Be descriptive and specific.)
b. Evaluate the accuracy and validity of the source.
c. Describe the usefulness of the source.
5. The format should list the citation, then the appropriate paragraph annotation, followed by the next
citation and annotation, etc. Citations must appear in alphabetical order by author (or title if no author
is named), and are to be typed and double spaced.
IDENTIFYING VALID SOURCES
–Look for the authors credentials. Are they a person who has a documented knowledge of what
theyre researching? Is someone paying them to write this?
–When was the source created? Could research since the time of publication have changed the
information included in your source? If so, look for more recent works that give you the same (or
different) information.
–What type of source is ita peer-edited journal, a website, a book?
–Note the depth and level of detail offered in the source. It should be appropriate to your level of
understanding but also should use relevant vocabulary and cite research to support its information.

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