Understanding Annotated Bibliographies
This worksheet helps 6th-grade students understand the components and purpose of an annotated bibliography, including citation and summarization.
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Understanding Annotated Bibliographies
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Read the information below about annotated bibliographies and then answer the questions that follow.
What is an Annotated Bibliography?
When you do research for a project, you use many different sources like books, websites, and articles. An annotated bibliography is a list of all these sources, just like a regular bibliography. However, an annotated bibliography also includes a short paragraph, called an annotation, for each source. This annotation tells your reader two important things:
1. What the source is about (a summary).
2. How the source is useful for your research.
Annotations help you keep track of your research and show your teacher that you understand the information you found. They also help other people quickly see if a source might be helpful for their own research.
1. What is the main difference between a regular bibliography and an annotated bibliography?
An annotated bibliography is always longer.
An annotated bibliography includes a summary and usefulness for each source.
A regular bibliography is only for books.
There is no difference between them.
2. The short paragraph in an annotated bibliography is called an .
3. An annotation should explain what the source is about and how it is for your research.
4. Annotated bibliographies are only useful for the person writing the research paper.
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5. Imagine you found a website about lions for your animal research project. What two things would you include in the annotation for this source?
Look at the example citation below. Then, write a short annotation for it, summarizing the source and explaining its usefulness for a research project on healthy eating habits.
Citation Example:
Brown, Samantha. "The Power of Breakfast: Fueling Your Day." *Healthy Kids Magazine*, vol. 12, no. 3, Fall 2022, pp. 24-27.
Your Annotation: