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Exploring ideas for your annotated bibliography

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To get started, choose one source that you intend to use for a project. Use the spaces below to explore and record your ideas about that source. On the next page, you can combine your notes into an annotated entry for the source.

Summarizing the source

To summarize the source, you might brainstorm responses to questions such as the following:

What is the purpose of the source? Who is the author’s intended audience?
What is the author’s thesis? What evidence supports the thesis?
What are the author’s key findings and conclusions?

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Exploring ideas for your annotated bibliography - 1

Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response in the gradebook at any time.

Evaluating the source

To evaluate the source, you might brainstorm responses to questions such as the following:

What qualifications and expertise does the author bring? Does the author have biases or make questionable assumptions?
What is your evaluation of the source’s accuracy, quality, and relevance?
How useful is this source in the context of your purpose and your project?

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Exploring ideas for your annotated bibliography - 2

Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response in the gradebook at any time.

Reflecting on the source

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To reflect on how the source will contribute to your project, you might brainstorm responses to questions such as the following:

Why do you think this source is useful and relevant for your project?
Do you think that the source supports, extends, or counters your argument?
How does this source relate to the other sources in your bibliography?

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Exploring ideas for your annotated bibliography - 3

Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response in the gradebook at any time.