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ENGL C1000E Travis (Fall 2025)

Your Prompt

How has Spirit Run or The Story Paradox prompted you to learn about something in the world outside the book?

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

An annotated bibliography is a list of sources with a brief description following each source. For your assignment each annotation should be around 100-150 words long.

Questions to Consider for Your Annotations

Authority

  • Who wrote it?
  • What are their credentials?

Audience

  • Who is the intended audience?

Usefulness

  • How useful is it for your paper?
  • Is it too technical for you?
  • Is it too specific?
  • Too general?
  • Does it add to your knowledge of the issue?
  • Is it similar to another item in your bibliography?
  • Does it add something that the other sources do not cover?