Annotation and Citation for 1 article--typed only
Each of the annotated bibliographic entries should include:
1. the MLA formatted citation (as it would appear on a works cited page),
2. a paragraph summarizing the argument of the source, and
3. a response to the source.
1. We will talk about MLA citations in class. You can find the power point we reviewed in class here. You can also find information about MLA formatting at the OWL at Perdue website; try to figure out the citation on your own or with your classmates, and then ask if you cannot find the answer you need.
2. The summary of the source should detail the argument, the information, and/or the ideas of the source. For example, if you were using an academic essay, you could include a thesis-type statement showing what the essay proved. In this example, you should also include the evidence the author used. If you were using a website which included statistics about your topic, your summary could state some of those statistics and should include how they generated the numbers. The following is a list of things the summary should do:
• Introduce the author, title, and thesis of the source in the first 2 or 3 sentences
• Represent the original article accurately and fairly
• Be direct and concise, using words economically
• Remain objective and neutral, not revealing new ideas on the subject or your opinion of the subject, only identifying the original author’s points
• Give the original article balanced and proportional coverage
• Use your own words to express the original author’s ideas
• Help readers follow the flow of the summary through signal verbs/attributive tags (such as according to Wilson) and transitions between ideas
• Possibly include quotations for a few key terms or ideas from the original, but quote sparingly
• Be a unified coherent piece of writing in its own right
3. For the response, specifically answer the following questions with complete sentences in the order they appear here:
1. What is the purpose of the article/source?
2. Who is the intended audience?
3. What is the author’s relationship to the audience? How do you know?
4. Is the source effective to the purpose you identified? How (at least 2 elements here)?