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Assignment:
Review three scholarly articles, books, and/or other sources (e.g. dissertations, conference proceedings) relevant to the topic: The Incentive to Recycle. For this assignment, you will make an annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography is an organized list of sources (may be any variety of materials, books, documents, videos, articles, websites, etc.) with an accompanying paragraph that describes, explains, and/or evaluates each entry in terms of quality, authority, and relevance.
Review each of the resources below to prepare to do your annotated bibliography.
- Elements of an Annotation
- Structure of an Annotation
- Examples of an Annotated Bibliography
Author information
Who is the author? What is her/his background? Is the author qualified to write the document?
Author's purpose
What is the author's purpose in writing this article or doing this research? Is the purpose stated or implied? Does the author have a particular message?
Audience information
To what audience is the author writing (scholars, teachers, the general public, etc.)? Is this reflected in the author's style of writing or presentation?
Author bias
Does the author show any biases or make assumptions upon which the rationale of the article rests? If so, what are they?
Information source
What methods did the author use to obtain the data? Is the article based on personal opinion, experience, interviews, library research, questionnaires, laboratory experiments, empirical observation, or standardized personality tests?
Author's conclusion
What conclusions does the author draw? Are these conclusions specifically stated or implied?