How to create your annotated bibliography
Your annotated bibliography page must look like what you see in the table below:
Pretend the table represents the whole page; don't put the bibliography in a table.
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| Do NOT use graphic backgrounds.
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| DO use the correct MLA style for each source. If you
don't know what your source is, ask.
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| DO use readable colors.
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| Do NOT use black background or other similarly dark
color.
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| DO use web safe fonts. | |
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Annotated Bibliography
Anderson, Lisa. "Title." Title. June 2002: 23+ (This is how you cite an article in a magazine using MLA style). Source citations begin at the left of the page. Everything is on one line, unless it wraps (goes to the next line by itself). Because of indenting limitations on web pages, we are not using hanging indent (where you indent the second line to the right).
Next source goes here. (Follow the MLA style for your particular source: book, newspaper article, magazine article, web site, etc.). Alphabetize by whatever comes first, usually the author's last name. Sometimes what comes first is the title of the source.
third source goes here.
fourth source goes here.
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An annotation is a brief description of the source. You are not to say why you like it, but instead simply describe what you found there.
Four questions to answer for each source to generate your 30-40 word annotation:
Annotated Bibliography Sources