Write an annotation in MLA format for each reading. Instructions and guidance for writing annotations appear below, along with sample annotations and a scoring rubric.Write an annotation in MLA format for each reading. Instructions and guidance for writing annotations appear below, along with sample annotations and a scoring rubric.
How to write annotations:
Begin with a bibliographic entry (such as would appear on a Works Cited page) for the article or book in MLA format. Utica College has a page that shows how to do the bibliographic entry for an article in an edited book, which is what you’ll be using for this assignment, as the articles you are assigned appear in our textbook. Click hereLinks to an external site. and scroll down to the heading “Article or Chapter in an Edited Book.”
Next, summarize the main arguments or content of the article.
Then, evaluate the main arguments or content of the article. To “evaluate” means to explain how well (or poorly) you believe the author did at addressing the topic at hand. Give reasons for your evaluation.
Finally, reflect on the value of this source for your research, field of study, or professional interests.
Recommended length: 200-300 words excluding the bibliographic entry.
How to write annotations:
Begin with a bibliographic entry (such as would appear on a Works Cited page) for the article or book in MLA format. Utica College has a page that shows how to do the bibliographic entry for an article in an edited book, which is what you’ll be using for this assignment, as the articles you are assigned appear in our textbook. Click hereLinks to an external site. and scroll down to the heading “Article or Chapter in an Edited Book.”
Next, summarize the main arguments or content of the article.
Then, evaluate the main arguments or content of the article. To “evaluate” means to explain how well (or poorly) you believe the author did at addressing the topic at hand. Give reasons for your evaluation.
Finally, reflect on the value of this source for your research, field of study, or professional interests.
Recommended length: 200-300 words excluding the bibliographic entry.
Bibliographic entry for the article or book in MLA format (0-25% based on completeness and correctness)
Summary of the main arguments or content of the article (0-25% based on accuracy, completeness, and significance of content included)
Evaluation of the main arguments or content of the article (0-25%. based on how convincing your evaluation is). Note: to evaluate a reading, you must say whether you believe it was successful in achieving its goals, and explain why or why not. An evaluation is an assessment, judgment, rating, or etc.
Reflection on the value of this source for your research, field of study, or professional interests (0-25% based on relevance)
Bibliographic entry for the article or book in MLA format (0-25% based on completeness and correctness)
Summary of the main arguments or content of the article (0-25% based on accuracy, completeness, and significance of content included)
Evaluation of the main arguments or content of the article (0-25%. based on how convincing your evaluation is). Note: to evaluate a reading, you must say whether you believe it was successful in achieving its goals, and explain why or why not. An evaluation is an assessment, judgment, rating, or etc.
Reflection on the value of this source for your research, field of study, or professional interests (0-25% based on relevance)
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