An annotated bibliography is a tool used by writers to help them keep their source information organized. An annotated bibliography lists the citations of a writer's sources in MLA format and in alphabetical order. The citations are then followed by a short paragraph, or précis, that typically contains the author's name, the genre of the book or article, the author's thesis, an explanation of that thesis, and the author's purpose followed by an "in order to" phrase. The paragraph should not show favoritism or bias in any way. The writer should not point out what he sees as flaws in the source author's argument in the précis. The paragraph also should not exceed 200 words.
An annotated bibliography also helps the writer to better understand what he is writing about. Making an annotated bibliography forces a student writer to thoroughly read (or at least skim) his source content by requiring a short description of what the author of the source is trying to accomplish in his article. By doing so, the writer can get all of the correct information to write an affective and informative précis. Yes, some lengthy articles may be a pain and time consuming to read, but by reading them you as a writer can create a more affective annotated bibliography. A summery of all of your source material will be extra accessible and in-text citations will come easier because you can find the source the information came from quicker and more easily just by looking at the annotated bibliography.
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