. Annotated Bibliography. 1. Since this project is based around the sources you will be using for your research paper, you must create full citations for the sources you have found (in APA style and format). 2. A short summary of the source should be provided below the citation. Summaries should contain the main ideas of the source and be written in a non-biased way. They should also refrain from using direct quotations from the source. (It's important to note that you should avoid offering your opinion on the source-i.e. phrases like, "This was a very well-written article.") 3. Lastly, your annotated bibliography should contain an evaluation of the source. In the section, we should still avoid offering opinions. However, you should try to answer questions such as: "How do I intend to use this source in my research paper?" and "How does this article connect to the other 4 that I've read?". It is important that your annotated bibliography contains all of the above pieces for each source. Even if you choose to use more than 5 sources in your final research paper, you can ONLY use five of the sources for the annotated bibliography. This is to make sure that the sources you submit in the annotated bibliography are discussed in-depth, rather than having several sources discussed at the surface level. This annotated bibliography should be written in 3d person and should use APA format (you don't need an abstract). Your annotated bibliography should be between 700-800 words, including the title page and the citations. You can return to the instruction page to see a lecture on annotated bibliographies and to find links to sample annotated bibliographies. This paper is going to be pretty short since your heading and citations require a lot of space, so this is where our concise writing practice will come in handy.. Description The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to keep track of the research being done for a research project. When we write a research paper, we can't just pull random quotes from articles and finagle a way use them to support our point. We need to engage in the research and use it to join the academic conversation. In order to do this, we need to read each source thoroughly and reflect on how the sources converse with each other. Because it can be difficult to keep track of information when we have several sources, an annotated bibliography helps us to keep everything organized. An annotated bibliography is based on the sources you find for a research paper. For this class, the research paper you write will require a minimum of five scholarly sources, though you can use more if you wish. There are three components to completing an annotated bibliography: