Purpose 🎯

Describe how this task relates to the subject and learning activities. What learning outcomes is it assessing?

Research Topic 🔎

Write the research topic here

As part of this assessment, you are required to provide an evaluation of how many sources? academic sources (approx. how many words? words per source).

Annotated Bibliography Structure 📝

For each source, you should:

Provide an end-text reference for the source
Outline the purpose of the work
Describe the main arguments
Evaluate the objectivity, reliability and credibility of the source
Reflect on its usefulness to your research

💡 Tip: Update the structure above to suit your task or provide more guidance to students

Additional Information 📚

To help you complete this assignment successfully, the following resources have been provided. These include:

Resource name: describe how students should use it
E.g. Marking Rubric: refer to this to understand how you will be assessed

⚠️ Remember: Attach or link the resources you mention in the Resources section

Checklist: How to write an Annotated Bibliography ✅

Copy + paste this checklist into the Notes section in Cadmus. Tick off items as you complete them.

⚠️ Remember: Adapt the steps below to suit the specifics of the task

Step 1 - Background

Read the Marking Rubric, in Resources

Read the Annotated Bibliography Tip Sheet, in Resources

Step 2 - Research

Access the Library Database and locate 5 sources (books, journal articles, etc.)

Critically read and make notes on each source in the Notes section in Cadmus

Step 3 - Plan

Write a plan for your Annotated Bibliography, using dot points and headings. Use the Annotated Bibliography Structure as a guide

Step 4 - Draft

Submit your Annotated Bibliography plan as a draft

Review your feedback

Step 5 - Write

Review the Annotated Bibliography Example, in Resources

Using your plan as a guide, write your annotations

Read the APA End-Text Referencing article in Cadmus Manual

Compile your end-text references list in the References section

Step 6 - Review

Read the Marking Rubric again, and make sure that you have met the requirements

Proofread your work

Submit

Annotated Bibliography

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