AnnotatedBibliography

**Where to build your works cited:**
I highly recommend: Noodle Tools (MU offers a subscription and it offers many organizational tools well beyond citation generation!)

But, if you'd like to try other platforms for documenting, annotating, and organizing, you may also choose to use: [|EasyBib] [|Bibme] [|Son of Citation Machine] [|Citation Fox] These two are more academic and sophisticated: [|Mendeley] [|Zotero]

If you choose to build in these online tools, please share the link here along with a version of the finalized product. These two resources might be useful for further information regarding documentation and style:
 * Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
 * Research and Documentation Online (Hacker & Fister)

(posted on your Learning Portfolio and [|Assignment Tab of our Mod 11 LibGuide])
 * Suggested formats for an evaluative, annotated works cited**


 * Queensland University of Technology offers excellent rationale and guidelines for [|Writing an Annotated Bibliography]**

Annotated works cited sections require critical research and evaluation skills. Annotations frequently include brief, two-sentence summaries.

Precede your annotated works cited with a statement of your thesis and an abstract of what your will present in your digital story. Your abstract should clearly introduce the sources and conveys the scope and purpose of the research. It should include your thoughtful and developed final thesis.

For this product, use MLA citation format. Include at least five high-quality, relevant sources. Make sure at least one of them is scholarly. (Please note that in the specific annotation!)

The following guidelines apply to materials in all formats--books, magazine articles, websites, reference materials, blog posts, etc.

In your annotations, succinctly provide the following information when relevant and available:
 * Author's credentials
 * Scope and purpose of the work: Is it an overview, persuasive, editorial?
 * Comparison of the work with others dealing with the same topic or others in your Works Cited list
 * Intended audience: academics, practitioners?
 * Summary of contents
 * Evaluation of research: Is the work: logical, clear, well researched?
 * Evaluation of scope: Has the topic been adequately covered?
 * Evaluation of author bias
 * Relative value of the work to your thesis

Example of an evaluative annotation: Katz, Jon. "The Rights of Kids in the Digital Age." Wired July 1996: 120+. Print.

Katz, contributing editor of Wired and the author of Geeks, presents a compelling argument for safeguarding the rights of children online. The article is aimed at a popular, but computer-savvy, audience. Katz offers a far more liberal perspective than recent pieces in such major news journals as Newsweek, which warned the public of the dangers children face in electronic environments. Katz advocates the idea of preparing the "responsible child" and outlines the rights of such a child. He claims that our new "digital nation" requires a social contract similar to the one proposed by philosopher John Locke and adopted by the founders of our own country to protect the rights of all citizens. This comprehensive, distinctive, liberal view added needed balance to my research.

Note: for those of you thinking about how you might use an annotated works cited project with younger learners, consider asking them to respond to three questions: 1. Who wrote the document? 2. Why did they write the document? 3. How does it help me answer my question or prove my point?