Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of int

Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition, succinct analysis, and informed library research. For Writing Assignment #6, you will be completing an annotated bibliography which will consist of 5 sources on a topic of your choice. You ay use an annotated bibliography that you have written for another class if you have one, BUT you must follow the guidelines for this bibliography below. IF you don’t have an annotated bibliography that will work for this assignment, then you may choose a topic of your choice to compose your annotated bibliography.
First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. Make sure each item is written by a credible source. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.
Cite the book, article, or document using MLA format.
Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include one or more sentences that (a) evaluate the authority or background of the author, (b) comment on the intended audience, (c) compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, or (d) explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic. You will NOT earn points for your citation if you do not follow these guidelines.
Example:
Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Anchor Books, 1995.
Lamott’s book offers honest advice on the nature of a writing life, complete with its insecurities and failures. Taking a humorous approach to the realities of being a writer, the chapters in Lamott’s book are wry and anecdotal and offer advice on everything from plot development to jealousy, from perfectionism to struggling with one’s own internal critic.
In the process, Lamott includes writing exercises designed to be both productive and fun. Lamott offers sane advice for those struggling with the anxieties of writing, but her main project seems to be offering the reader a reality check regarding writing, publishing, and struggling with one’s own imperfect humanity in the process. Rather than a practical handbook to producing and/or publishing, this text is indispensable because of its honest perspective, its down-to-earth humor, and its encouraging approach.
Chapters in this text could easily be included in the curriculum for a writing class. Several of the chapters in Part 1 address the writing process and would serve to generate discussion on students’ own drafting and revising processes. Some of the writing exercises would also be appropriate for generating classroom writing exercises. Students should find Lamott’s style both engaging and enjoyable.
***In the sample annotation above, the writer includes three paragraphs: a summary, an evaluation of the text, and a reflection on its applicability to his/her own research, respectively.

Your Annotated Bibliography
For YOUR annotated bibliography, you will need to find 5 credible sources with varied perspectives so that you have a good grasp of the topic. If you use Sac State’s library databases, cite those articles as if they came from the original journals, magazines, books, etc….NOT a database.
Make sure your annotated bibliography is in MLA format. Each entry MUST be in your words only and should be about the same length as the Anne Lamott example that I have given you above.
See pages 101-102 in An Insider’s Guide to Academic Writing for additional help with writing an annotated bibliography. Also, Lumen Learning English Composition I and II (in your Course Information module) contain some information on annotated bibliographies that may help you
for this paper feel free to do it on whatever interests you. if not then just on positive psychology. thank you!