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PRACTICE ENTRIES FOR DUAL CREDIT ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Make sure the draft has all 25 entries in alphabetical order by the author’s last name (if there is one) OR by the first REAL word of the title (i.e. NOT articles like a, an, or the).

Make sure all entries are reverse indented. Make sure ALL entries end with a period.

MLA: CORRECT OR INCORRECT???? Bell, Steve. “The Worst Day Ever.” A &

E News. May 7 2011. Web. April 24th 2015 <www.aenews.com_Bell_worst-day-ever.html>

REVISION Bell, Steve. “The Worst Day Ever.” A &

E News.Arts and Entertainment, 7 May

2011. Web. 24 Apr. 2015. Notes: Reverse Indent AND no web address

needed in MLA format. If there were NO publisher, I need to put

n.p.

MLA: CORRECT OR INCORRECT???? Williams, Craig “I like cheeseburgers”

CNN.com, Cable News Network. Web. 24 April 2015.

REVISION Williams, Craig. “I Like Cheeseburgers.”

CNN.com, Cable News Network. n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2015.

Notes: All important words of a title should be capitalized.

If there is no date of publication/update, put n.d.

MLA: CORRECT OR INCORRECT???? “Why This is the Best Class Ever.”

Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 17 Apr. 2015. 30 Apr. 2015.

REVISION “Why This is the Best Class Ever.”

Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 17 Apr. 2015. Web. 30 Apr. 2015.

Notes: Make sure each entry lists the format of the source.

SUMMARY PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT)

Text: Esmonde Robertson’s Hitler’s Turn from the West to Russia

Summary: Provided me with important information of the policies of Hitler, his perception, and his mastery of deception.

SCORE: What did you think? What did I think? I/P Problems:

This is not written as a complete sentence. It is not specific in the information

provided. What was the main argument of the text? What were the specifics used to prove the

argument?

SUMMARY PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT)

Text: Esmonde Robertson’s Hitler’s Turn from the West to Russia

Summary: This was about Hitler it tells about the way he thought.

SCORE: What did you think? What did I think? I Problems:

Grammatically incorrect sentence. Provides absolutely NO information about

the source, other than that it was about Hitler?

SUMMARY PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT) Text: Murphy, David E. What Stalin Knew: the Enigma of Barbarossa.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. Summary: In his book David Murphy provides an in-depth perspective

of the actions (or lack there of) of the USSR in the years and months leading up to the Nazi invasion of the USSR known as Operation Barbarossa. The main question that Murphy uses in his book is the examination of what Stalin knew about the oncoming invasion of the Nazis. His purpose is to demonstrate the sheer amount of evidence that was offered to Stalin about the oncoming invasion and what he chose to do with it. The book’s thesis is that there was sufficient evidence available to Stalin about the Nazi invasion and that had he had made us of it, the Nazis may not have been as successful as they were or may have even persuaded the Nazis not to invaded at all. Therefore, Murphy argues that it is Stalin who is to be blamed for the catastrophe that was Operation Barbarossa.

SCORE: What did you think? What did I think? C Problems:

Not any, really. This one is pretty awesome, in my opinion!

SUMMARY PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT) Text: Langley, Lester D., ed. The United States, Cuba,

and The Cold War. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1970.

Summary: This source is a collection of influential speeches regarding American relations with Cuba. John F. Kennedy’s speeches are most prevalent and are weighted toward Kennedy’s speeches and responses to Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Along with the speeches Langley also provides a short number of scholarly articles pertaining to the rise of communist Cuba and its relationship to the U.S. and Soviet Union.

SCORE: What did you think? What do I think? P, on the verge of C Problems:

It tells what the source consists of, but does not address whether those inclusions were organized to make some overarching argument (or not). Either way, that overarching argument needs to be addressed.

EVALUATION PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT) Text: Murphy, David E. What Stalin Knew: the Enigma

of Barbarossa. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005.

Evidence: With all of this evidence that Murphy provides, his list of sources is highly extensive. Of the numerous sources that Murphy uses, there does not appear to be one central source. They are spread out over speeches, archived reports, letters, and books. A great majority of the sources come directly from Moscow, whether in books or archives. However, Murphy also makes occasional references contemporary books from outside of Russia as well.

SCORE: What did you think? What do I think? P Problems:

The relevance to the overall topic is obvious and the writer talks about where the author got sources but does not address the following:

Timeliness of source Credibility of the author (unless that is established

through the multitude of sources, but, if it is, that should be stated

Biases or tone of the author

EVALUATION PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT) Text: Kennedy, Robert. Thirteen Days. New York: W.W. Norton

& Company, 1971. Evaluation: This source is a valuable resource to gain access

to the president’s emotions, worries, and thinking since John F. Kennedy was very open with his brother. I also appreciate its brevity. Robert Kennedy gives a detailed account of events but does so in just over one hundred pages. However, since this was written after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, this source may have a trace of bias that I will have to be aware of. The author himself is part of the Kennedy family; therefore, the information is likely to be slanted in a more positive light because of that connection. However, as an insider, he is also privy to information and would be seen as reliable/credible.


This source is clearly relevant. It also addresses timeliness, credibility of the author, bias, and tone. This is a really strong example.

EVALUATION PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT) Text: Forbes, Gordon B. “College Students with Tattoos and

Piercings: Motives, Family Experiences, Personality Factors, and Perception by Others.” Psychological Reports 89.3 (2001): 774-786.

Evaluation: This is an article from a peer-reviewed journal in which the author, Gordon Forbes, a researcher at Millikin University, describes original research he did to investigate what kinds of people got tattoos, why they got them, and how others viewed people with body modifications. He also discusses the stereotypes associated with getting tattoos and people who have them. Written for researchers, the article includes a literature review, a description of the methods the researcher used, the results of the survey, and a discussion. The article includes tables showing common reasons why people decided to get a tattoo, or why they didn’t.

SCORE: What did you think? What do I think? P Problems?

This article might be relevant to the topic and discusses the credibility of the author but it does not address the following:

Timeliness of the source Bias/Tone of the source

EVALUATION PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT)

Text: Crohn’s and Colitis Drug Effective in Trials. (2013). Medical News Today.

Evaluation: MediLexicon International, the publisher of the article, is a U.K. based health care internet publishing company that is dedicated to providing top notch unbiased content. Publishing since 2003, this reputable company’s articles are reliable for use for research support.

SCORE: What did you think? What did I think? P Problems? This source is relevant to the

topic and addressed credibility but it does not address the following: Timeliness The paragraph says that the source is

unbiased but gives no evidence or specifics for proof

EVALUATION PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT)

Text: Burger, Terry D an Deborah Finkel RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BODY MODFICATIONS AND VERY HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR IN A COLLEGE POULATION. College Student Journal 20:3 (2002).

Evaluation: This is a sholarely artical about whether students who have tattoos are more likely to take part in risky behavior.

SCORE: What did you think? What did I think? I Problems:

A LOT! This entry is not only horribly mispelled but it also never evaluates the source. It says the source is scholarly but never proves how nor why. It does not address timeliness, bias, nor tone.

REFLECTION PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT)

Text: Stern, Sheldon M. The Week the World Stood Still: Inside the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2005.

Reflection: Although this source is very scholarly, this area may not be something that I would like to devote my paper to. I may still use this source, but it will definitely not be the cornerstone of my research.

SCORE: What did you think? What did I think? I/P Problems: While this source seems to

do the job on the surface, it does not give the required specifics about which argument this article is related to nor how it could be used to support or refute one of the author’s main points. Why ISN’T this a source that will fit?


Text: Ebensten, Hanns. Pierced Hearts and True Love: An Illustrated History of the Origin and Development of European Tattooing and a Survey of its Present State.London: Derek Verschoyle, 1953.

Reflection: This is provide excellent background information. I will use it in my first body paragraph.

SCORE: What did you think? What did I think? I Problems: Again, this entry suffers from

lack of specifics. It says the source will be used for background information but does not say how (i.e. what specific details will be useful). This same entry could be used for ANY source; there is nothing specific to the particular source being used.

REFLECTION PRACTICE: (CORRECT/PARTIALLY CORRECT/INCORRECT) Text: Murphy, David E. What Stalin Knew: the Enigma of

Barbarossa. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. Reflection: This source will be extremely useful in helping

me answer my question in that it provides the evidence of information that was provided to Stalin. Most importantly though, this book also demonstrates Stalin’s reactions to these sources of intelligence and also brings to light some of the aspects of why Stalin refused to believe them. There are also some passages that directly relate to my question of why Stalin acted the way he did leading up to Barbarossa, which is mostly that Stalin refused to believe that Hitler would invade the USSR.


Great reflection here! It addresses why the source will be helpful as well as the specific topics for which this source will be used to answer.


Text: Ian Kershaw’s Fateful Choices Reflection: This book provided me with

the guideline for listing the mistakes and came in handy in identifying the key decisions/mistakes Stalin made.

SCORE: What did you think? What did I think? P Problems: Not enough specifics. It says

the source will be used for listing mistakes but doesn’t say what mistakes nor WHY listing the mistakes is important for the overall topic of the paper.

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