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ELC550

Writing an Annotated
bibliography

(Blended Learning 1)
What is an Annotated
Bibliography?
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• An annotated bibliography gives an account of the


research that has been done on a given topic.

• It provides a concise summary of each source and


some assessment of its value or relevance.

• An annotated bibliography may be one stage in a


larger research project, or it may be an independent
project standing on its own.
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
An annotated bibliography must be:

• a competently written paragraph that is free of


plagiarism

• a well paraphrased paragraph that displays both


content and grammatical accuracy

• an eloquently written paragraph that contains a wide


range of sentence structures and vocabulary
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
When writing an annotated bibliography, the following
four (4) elements need to be included:

1. Correct reference and in-text citations based on APA


format
2. An introduction
3. The main ideas in the article
4. A critical response based on the author’s
element.
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. REFERENCE:

▪ Based on APA guidelines

▪ Include citation of sources/ author’s


detail/publication detail

▪ Include correct in-text citations


ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2. AN INTRODUCTION

• Overview / Objective of the article


(e.g. This article written by …deals with …/The
objective of the article is to inform readers /to
persuade the general public to …)

▪Type of Article
▪(e.g. newspaper article/journal article/ magazine
article etc.)
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

(3) MAIN IDEAS

•Identify the main ideas from the article


•Paraphrase all main ideas extracted
from the article
(4) CRITICAL RESPONSE
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
▪ target readership(e.g. general public/
parents/college students etc.

▪ author’s use of other resources/ in-text


citation/currency of research (e.g. whether
sources used are current/below 10 years)

▪ organisation of the article (e.g. whether


logical / appropriate supporting resources
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

▪ reasoning (e.g. objective/biased because the


author provides adequate / inadequate support
)

▪ author’s tone (e.g. matter-of-


fact/neutral/angry/critical/optimistic/serious
etc.)

▪ author’s use of language (e.g. technical/reader-


friendly /clear / ambiguous, free of jargon etc.)
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• usefulness of the article (e.g. provides an/new insight(s) into the


issue / does not provide any insights into the problem of ... etc.)

• strength of the article (e.g. the author provides a variety of strong


support such as research findings, expert testimonies or expert
opinions etc.)

• weakness /limitation(s) of the article (e.g. the author provides only


his personal opinion and does not provide external support for his
argument etc.)

( Other appropriate responses are accepted)


 
Read the article given
Let’s look at a
sample
answer!
Now, let’s practise!

Read the passage:

i. Fill in the template provided


ii. Paraphrase the supporting
details
Bring your work to class.

We shall discuss it in next class.

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