The annotated bibliography is a list of sources (in this case, academic/scholarl

The annotated bibliography is a list of sources (in this case, academic/scholarly journal articles), each of which is followed by an annotation or a brief description of the source. The annotated bibliography will serve as an initial building block for building your literature review paper. The assignment is worth 100 points. Four of the five sources you employ for the assignment MUST come from communication journals. All the articles MUST be research studies. Do not use theoretical essays or meta-analyses. If you have questions about whether or not an article is appropriate for the assignment, don’t hesitate to ask one of the instructors. In addition to helping you to create a literature review, the assignment is designed to increase your familiarity and comfort with APA (American Psychological Association) style. Specifically, each source should be cited using APA style. The entries should be arranged alphabetically by lead authors’ last names. After each citation, include a brief 3-4 sentence description of the article. After the summary please provide one sentence that explains how this article will help you answer your RQ. Do not simply copy the abstract from the online database. Doing so is problematic for two reasons: 1) it is a form of plagiarism, and 2) it will not help you to understand the content of the article. The brief description should address the topic of the article and its findings. It might also be helpful to include a sentence about how this article might contribute to your literature review. Follow the APA citation requirements. The APA Publication Manual (7th edition) book is available for purchase at the University Bookstore and online. There are also several free online guides for APA style, although they are not comprehensive. For example, many students find the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) helpful for following APA style requirements.
Here is an example of an annotated bibliography entry:
Trethewey, A. (2001). Reproducing and resisting the master narrative of decline: Midlife professional women’s experience of aging. Management Communication Quarterly, 15, 183-226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0893318901152002
Trethewey uses critical theory as a framework to explore how ideologies of aging shape professional women’s experiences at work. Interview data suggest that aging professional women experience aging in terms of loss, isolation and diminished access to resources. Yet, women also occasionally resist the “decline” story offered by age ideology. This study is a one of the few that explores age as a socially constructed phenomenon, rather than a biologically-based feature of identity.