Annotated Bibliography

Why is it important to start working on your annotated bibliography early in your research?

• To have enough time to read and understand your sources well.

• So you can quickly write it all the night before it's due.

• To show the teacher you can write a lot.

• To spend less time on other homework.

Why is it important to explain why each source is relevant in your annotated bibliography?

• To help the reader understand the source’s importance to your topic.

• To make the bibliography longer.

• To use up all the information you found.

• To make the source look more interesting.

Why do you need to summarize the information from your sources in an annotated bibliography?

• To clearly share the main ideas without changing their meaning.

• Because it is easier than writing full details.

• To fill up space in your bibliography.

• To make the writing process faster.

Why is it important to organize your sources well when creating an annotated bibliography?

• To avoid plagiarism and keep your information accurate.

• So you can finish your work quicker.

• To make your bibliography look neat.

• To use fewer sources in your work.

Why should you start early on your annotated bibliography?

• To have enough time to read, summarize, and critique each source properly.

• So you can work less each day.

• To impress the teacher by finishing early.

• To have more free time before the deadline.

What does having good writing skills help you do in an annotated bibliography?

• Express your thoughts clearly and logically.

• Write without any grammar mistakes only.

• Use complex vocabulary to impress the reader.

• Write very long paragraphs about each source.

A list of sources that includes a summary and/or an evaluation of each source is...

• A Works Cited Page

• An Annotated Bibliography

• An Index Page

• A Citation Summary

An Annotated Bibliography should...

(Check all that apply.)

• Summarize

• Assess

• Paraphrase

• Reflect

The title of an annotated bibliography should be...

• the same as the research paper.

• the first annotation listed.

• the words "Annotated Bibliography"

• nothing, annotated bibliographies do not have titles.

All sources in an annotated bibliography should be listed in...

• publishing order.

• numerical order.

• order of importance.

• alphabetical order.