Science in the Books: The Annotated Bibliography

Objective:  Identify peer-reviewed journal articles that support or refute the major themes in the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.  Assess sources to support the research for your final presentation (for credibility, reliability, and relevance) and list references in proper APA format.

Assignment Instructions:  An annotation is a summary and evaluation, and your annotated bibliography will include a summary and evaluation of some of the sources (or references) you will use for your presentation.

For this project, you will assess five sources to include:

1) a complete citation for each source,

2) a summary of each source, and

3) an evaluation of each source in the context of the book you selected for class.

Five sources are required for this assignment (i.e., you are to write an annotation for each source).   

Use this TEMPLATE to summarize and evaluate each of your five sources.

Citation:
          Written in APA reference list format.

Summary:
What is the purpose of the source, review article, original research? What topics are covered? This section is generally 4-6 sentences that summarize the authors main point. Be sure to paraphrase and summarize. Do *not* paste in direct quotes.

Evaluation:
After summarizing the article, it is necessary to evaluate it and specifically relate it to the themes covered in the book you selected for the class. Briefly evaluate how/of the science in this article relates to/supports/contradicts the science in the book. In other words, reflect on the sources potential utility/importance related to the selected book. Do this in no less than 4-6 sentences.

Evaluation:  Please review the grading criteria below. Five sources must be evaluated, each based on the following criteria:

Source selection and credibility (12 points)

Sources are from peer-reviewed journals and based on current (last five years maximum range) and credible scientific work either directly or indirectly
Sources such as wikis or blogs are not utilized
APA formatting of the source (12 points)

Source citations are written in APA reference list format
Summary of the source (32 points) approximately 4-6 sentences

The topic sentence included stating the main topic of the source
Explains whether the source is original research or a review of the topic
States main conclusions or findings
Evaluation of source (32 points) approximately 4-6 sentences

A topic sentence stating if source supports or refutes book theme(s)
Provides evidence of the authors authority
States main points that offer evidence of your evaluation
Writing expectations and scientific terminology (12 points)

Summaries and evaluations accurately apply scientific concepts and use scientific terminology correctly
Proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation are used throughout