Annotated Bibliography

  • As a team investigate online the following terms. Explain what they are and why they are used. Each team member should post findings on their own Annotated Bibliography page.

  • citation-A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author
  • MLA format- The MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2008) is the third edition of The MLA Style Manual, first published by the Modern Language Association of America in 1985
  • Works cited page-
  • Annotated bibliography-An annotated bibliography is a bibliography that gives a summary of the research that has been done. It is still an alphabetical list of research sources.
  • Quoting-taking what someone says and recognizing them for it
  • Paraphrasing- a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
  • Summarizing- taking a story and giving a shorter version containg the main idea
  • Plagiarism- unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work, as by not crediting the author