Assignment
Students are to submit an annotated bibliography for 4 peer reviewed journals on the topic they have been assigned
If you do not know what a Peer Reviewed Journal Article or how to write an annotated bibliography, then you should meet with a university librarian to obtain guidance for this assignment
NOTE: I will be marking down for sources chosen that are not Peer Reviewed
Very Important: The JSU Librarians are your greatest resource for this assignment.
I am also including a this link to more information on annotated bibliographies and other short definitions and information below: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/common_writing_assignments/annotated_bibliographies/index.html
A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, Web sites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic. Bibliographies are sometimes called “References” or “Works Cited” depending on the style format you are using. A bibliography usually just includes the bibliographic information (i.e., the author, title, publisher, etc.).
An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation. Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources. Depending on your project or the assignment, your annotations may do one or more of the following.
Summarize: Some annotations merely summarize the source. What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say? The length of your annotations will determine how detailed your summary is.
Assess: After summarizing a source, it may be helpful to evaluate it. Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source?
Reflect: Once you’ve summarized and assessed a source, you need to ask how it fits into your research. Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic?
Formatting requirements
(NOTE: This is to be done for EACH article – AGAIN- 4 Separate Journal Articles)
Each Journal bibliography should have the following HEADINGS (Citation, Summarize, Assess, and Reflect) and each section should cover the information under each of the headings below (again, use the heading – do not include the information included with the headings below – the information included with the headings below is what you will be covering in each heading/section). This a Narrative assignment – do not just have bullets that answer all the information that should be covered in each section.
Citation: Full article reference citation – APA Style
Summarize: What are the main arguments? What is the point of this article? What topics are covered?
Minimum 2 paragraphs
Minimum 6 full sentences per paragraph – Original summary – not pasted-in sections
Assess: Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? (in other words, does the study look like it was done well does it present reliable and unbiased findings)
Minimum 1 paragraph
Minimum 6 full sentences – Original summary – not pasted-in sections
Reflect: How does this article apply and/or fit into your Research Project
Minimum 2 paragraphs
Minimum 6 full sentences per paragraph – Original summary – not pasted-in sections
VERY IMPORATANT: You will need to read the whole journal articles to assess their value toward your topic. Reading just the abstract will not be enough (trust me, it will be obvious that it was all you read and your grade will be significantly impacted).
Grading Rubric
This assignment will constitute 20-points toward your final grade.
5-points will be available for each journal article
Grading deductions for each journal article will be as follows:
5-point deduction for a non-peer reviewed article (in other words, I will not grade any article that is not peer reviewed – if the article is not from a “peer reviewed” journal, you will get no credit for that article)
1-point deduction for each incident of cut & paste infractions
1-point deduction for not using proper headings
1-point deduction for not properly citing article
1-point deduction for each section that is short / less than minimum length – NOTE: can go over length on any section, but each section has to be the minimum (Sections: Summarize, Assess, and Reflect)
1-point reduction for each section not adequately covering the requirements for that section