Annotated Bibliography An Overview Why Write an Annotated

Annotated Bibliography An Overview

Why Write an Annotated Bibliography? “By reading and responding to a variety of sources on a topic, you'll start to see what the issues are, what people arguing about, and you'll then be able to develop your own point of view. ” from the www. owl. english. purdue. edu

Basic Requirements • 8 sources – 2 you will not use – At least one should be from Language of Composition (unless approved to do otherwise) • Format: – Double spaced – Works Cited Entry – Annotation – Half of page---Be concise!

5 Things to Consider and Include: 1. Type of Source – Scholarly? – Opinion Article? – News? 2. Audience (target and unintended) 3. Summary (with citations) 4. Acknowledgement of Bias In what ways might the writer be biased towards the topic? 5. Usefulness Will the source be useful to you? Why or why not?

Incorporating Information Balance your usage of: – Direct Quotations – Paraphrase – Summary

Pardo, Mary S. Mexican American Women Activists: Identity and Resistance In Two Los Angeles Communities. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998. Print. Describes the development and evolution of two community-based organizations that empowered Latinas to deal with social justice issues in Los Angeles. Details the actions of Latinas in two neighboring communities who develop constructive, cohesive responses to perceived social threats.

Waite, Linda J. , Frances Kobrin Goldscheider, and Christina Witsberger. "Nonfamily Living and the Erosion of Traditional Family Orientations Among Young Adults. " American Sociological Review 51. 4 (1986): 541554. Print. The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, selfsufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families.

Gonsalves, Chris. “Wasting Away on the Web. ” e. Week. com. Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings, 8 Aug. 2005. Web. 16 Feb. 2006. In this editorial, Gonsalves considers the implications of several surveys, including one in which 61% of respondents said that their companies had the right to spy on them. The author agrees with this majority, claiming that it’s fine if his company chooses to monitor him as long as the company discloses its monitoring practices. He adds that he would prefer not to know the extent of the monitoring. This article, though not entirely objective, offers an employee’s perspective on Internet surveillance in the workplace. It also contradicts some of my other sources, which claim that employees want to know and should know all the details of their company’s monitoring procedures.