ENG 122: Academic Writing II (Husic): Annotated Bibliography

ENG 122

Annotated Bibliography

Assignment:

Before jumping in to the drafting stage of your Research Essay, it’s crucial to first make sure that you’ve located the best and most credible resources possible and that you’ve thoroughly comprehended their role in your research. You will create an annotated bibliography, which is a list of citations for your sources that includes a summary and evaluation of each source. You will list at least 3 secondary sources—online magazine or newspaper articles, peer review journal articles, books, interviews, or videos. Given the music/popular culture content of this paper, most of your sources will probably be online articles that have been recently published.

Part of your grade will be based on proper MLA citation for each source. Your annotations will be written in paragraph form and be about half a page long each. You should write them from a first-person “I” point of view; the tone should be honest and professional. Each annotation should prove the following:

1. Where is this source from and what makes it credible? (ex: Who is the author and what is her expertise? What kind of publication or source is this?)
2. What are the main arguments and points of this source?
3. What are any subjective biases or shortcomings in the source? Do you agree or disagree with them?
4. What is the source’s purpose and role in your research? How do you plan to use it?

Purpose:

• To learn more about your topic
• To interact with your sources on a deeper level
• To allow you to see different sides and angles on your topic
• To help you form a thesis and organize your thoughts (the pre-writing stage)
• To practice and polish your MLA citation format

Due Date: Friday, October 30^th  

Guidelines:

-This annotated bibliography must be a minimum of 3 pages.

-Please write in 12 point, Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins, double-spaced.

Grade:

-Your professor will assess your paper using the attached grading rubric. It’s worth 15% of your final grade

Notice that the entire annotated bibliography is indented except the author's last name (first line of the citation). It is also double-spaced.

London, Herbert. “Five Myths of the Television Age.” Television Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 1982, pp. 81-69.                                                                        Herbert London, the Dean of Journalism at New York University and author of several books and articles, explains how television contradicts five commonly believed ideas. He uses specific examples of events seen on television, such as the assassination of John Kennedy, to illustrate his points. His examples have been selected to contradict such truisms as: “seeing is believing”; “a picture is worth a thousand words”; and “satisfaction is its own reward.” London uses logical arguments to support his ideas which are his personal opinion. He does not refer to any previous works on the topic. London’s style and vocabulary would make the article of interest to any reader. The article clearly illustrates London’s points, but does not explore their implications leaving the reader with many unanswered questions.

(Source: https://columbiacollege-ca.libguides.com/mla/annot_bib)