ARH100 - Johnston

To complete your annotated bibliography on postmodernism, you need to find and annotate 10 reliable sources of information using Chicago Manual citation format. Follow these steps to complete the assignment:

1. Create a NoodleTools account. NoodleTools is a citation management tool and it will make the creation of the annotated bibliography much easier.
2. Begin searching for sources using ONESearch, a discovery service that allows you to search multiple library databases at once. We'll be importing the sources you find into NoodleTools.
3. Quickly scan the sources you find for relevancy and credibility. 
4. Draft your annotation by using the following prompts:
   1. What is the main point or idea? (e.g.) What is the main purpose of this source?
   2. Summarize the key findings or arguments of the source (e.g.) What did the researchers/authors discover?
   3. Evaluate the source: Is the article published in a respected, reliable publication? Does the author have expertise in the topic?
   4. Notice any flaws with the source: Does the author have a bias? Is the evidence presented accurate?
   5. What value does this source add to your understanding of the topic? How does it enhance your understanding, what gaps in your knowledge does it bridge?

Sample Annotation (Good):

Rochford, Regina A., and Susan Hock. "A letter-writing campaign: linking academic success and civic engagement." Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship 3, no. 2 (2010): 76+. Gale Academic OneFile (accessed October 4, 2021). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A267610684/AONE?u=mcc_pv&sid=summon&xid=0a420a9b.

Hock & Rochford (2010) describe how two classes of developmental writing students were engaged in a service-learning project to support the preservation of an on-campus historical site. The goal of the assignment was to help students to see how they have influence in their community by acting as engaged citizens, and to improve their scores on the ACT Writing Sample Assessment (WSA) exam. The authors report that students in developmental classes often feel disempowered, especially when English is not their first language. This assignment not only assisted them in elevating their written communication skills, but it also gave real-life significance to the assignment, and by extension made them feel like empowered members of the community. This article is published in a peer-reviewed journal. Rochford and Hock are both community college instructors who have published other articles on academic assessment. The study would have benefitted from a larger sample of students to see if the findings would hold true across a broader group of students.

Sample Annotation (Needs improvement):

Two ELL classes complete a service-learning project and improve their writing scores. This article was good because it provided me with lots of information I can use. The students learned a lot in their service-learning project and they passed the ACT exam.  

Remember you're describing what someone else has said. Use verbal cues to make this clear to your reader.  Here are some suggested verbs to use: 

* Adapted from: http://www.laspositascollege.edu/raw/summaries.php