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Assignment: Annotated Bibliography

Requirements: Six (6) unique sources: at least four (4) must be scholarly, peer-reviewed articles and up to two (2) may be non-scholarly, but reputable and credible sources relevant to your group’s paper.

  1. Cite the source in proper APA References page format. The citations should be organized in alphabetical order by author just as in an APA References page. 
  2. Follow the citation with an annotation that summarizes the source (approx. 7-12 sentences or about 125-200 words). You may quote up to two sentences from the source, but do not copy and paste the abstract.
  3. In 7-12 sentences:
    1. Explain the broad focus of the study
    2. Explain the hypotheses and research questions in the study
    3. Describe the method (e.g., focus group, interviews, experiment, survey, content analysis) used to test the hypotheses or answer the research questions
    4. Explain the data analysis results: what were the answers to the research questions and/or whether/how the hypotheses were supported or not
    5. Explain why this source is relevant and important for your group’s project
    6. Specify how this information will support one of the points in your project
    7. Write a sentence using this source with an in-text citation.

The citations and annotations for each source should follow APA style. The annotations must use precise language and grammatically correct sentences that effectively summarize the relevant content from each source. Additionally, you should explain how each source is relevant to the issue and question(s) your group is investigating as well as what it adds to your knowledge about this issue.  Specific guidelines to follow when completing this assignment are:

  • At least four (4) scholarly, peer-reviewed sources and up to two (2) non-scholarly, but reputable, credible sources
  • Adherence to APA format for all citations: References page and in-text citation
  • Sources in alphabetical order according to author
  • Thoughtful and complete annotations of 5-8 sentence or about 125-200 words
  • Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling

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