An annotated bibliography resembles a works cited page because it will list properly cited sources about a topic in alphabetical order by author last name or source title. What makes it different than your works cited page is the inclusion of annotations written by you below each citation in the list.
There are two main types of Annotations:
- Summary Annotations in which the writer identities the main arguments, topics, and conclusions of the source and summarizes them in your own words without quoting the source. No evaluation is done.
- Critical/Evaluative Annotations in which the writer starts with the same content as a summary annotation, but looks more critically at the biases, evidence, etc., of the source and the author. Examination of the author's expertise can be done as part of this. The writer then explains how the source will be useful in their own research project.
In this class your professor expects a Critical/Evaluative Annotation using the CRAAP rubric below.