Reflective Annotated Bibliography

Organization

1. Find 5-6 articles on a theme related to technology.
2. List each article in alphabetical order in APA format. In other words, you will list each on as an APA
3. Write a précis, a vocabulary section, a reflection, and a quotable section after each listing. These four parts are described below.

The four parts of each Annotation

Part 1: The Précis

Provide a descriptive summary of each article. To observe a video tutorial that takes you through the process of summarizing an article in a descriptive manner,

Include the author’s main claim, as well as any sub-claims. In addition, include the types of evidence used to support this claim, including data, facts, or evidence. Finally, you mention the interpretations that the author arrives at through the evidence, and the points or conclusions she presents. You may use the first-person point of view (“I”) in your précis.

Your précis for each article should be 100-150 words.

Part 2: Vocabulary

Select key terms used in the article or words with which you are unfamiliar. You don’t need to include definitions, but you should look up the definitions for your own benefit.

You should come up with 5-10 vocabulary terms for each article.

Part 3: Reflection

Describe your view on the author’s points. Please state whether you agree, disagree, or agree on some points and disagree on others. You may mention any criticisms, questions, or comments you have on the author’s methods of research. In addition, include any unanswered questions you have as a result of having carefully read the article. Include items or concepts that you do not understand, information you would need to have in order to better understand the article, and so on. You will, of course, use the first-person point of view (“I”) in this part of the reflective annotated bibliography.

Your reflection section for each article should be 100-150 words.

Part 4: Quotable

Provide direct quotations from the article that you feel exemplify its claims or interpretations. You may also include sentences in which the author stated his or her claims exceptionally well. Please include page numbers where you found the quotes. Moreover, please place quotation marks around the chosen phrase and make sure you cite the phrase verbatim.

Your quotable section for each article should contain 4-8 quotes.