Instruction
To complete the Mini Annotated Bibliography Activity:
1. In MLA Format, title the document “Mini Annotated Bibliography.”
2. Write a short statement of scope:
• Briefly explain your plan for your Argument Essay, identifying your purpose and audience.
• Include your tentative thesis statement.
3. Locate at least 2 sources from the Krannert Memorial Library Databases. Create an MLA citation for each source.
• On the KML databases, there is usually a “citation” or “cite” link for each article. Just click on the link, choose “MLA” and a citation will be automatically generated for your source. Be sure the source is formatted correctly (sometimes there are some minor errors.)
• To check formatting, see “Citing and Documenting Sources,” which begins on page 39 of Nexus: A Rhetorical Reader for Writers. There is also an MLA Guide available in MyWritingLab
• Determine the type of source.
• Find the appropriate format.
• Check the format the source following the example.
4. Alphabetize the sources by the author’s (or editor’s) last name. If an author is not identified, alphabetize the source by its title.
5. Now, below each citation, write your annotation:
• In sentence or two, summarize each source.
• In another sentence or two, evaluate the source: how will this source be useful in developing your thesis statement?
6. You have created a Mini Annotated Bibliography!
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