Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Richter
The purpose of writing an Annotated Bibliography is to sharpen critical reading skills and practice using
effective signal phrasing. In this assignment, you will specify the thesis, evidence, purpose and audience of a given
article.
What the AB is NOT asking you to do:
evaluate the article or piece your instructor has chosen you to read.
summarize in an informal way
reflect on the text
use subjective voice (use objective voice instead)
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Annotated Bibliography Guide
Richter
? 4 Sentence pattern 9ou only get four (4) sentences total. Writing more than four (4) sentences will
lower your final grade
? Each part gets one sentence; thesis, evidence, purpose, and audience.
? Present tense
? Double spaced
First sentence [Thesis]
Verbs you can use: argues that, contends that, asserts that [the strongest form should be used]
[authoràfull name, spelled correctly]
[credentials, typically used in an appositive]
[name of the article or essay, correctly spelled with the full title in proper formatting]
[signal phrase for first sentence; that clause]
example: argues that, contends that, asserts that [the strongest form should be used]
Second sentence [Evidence]
[list the specific kinds of evidence, avoid vague language]
example: The author supports her argument using ¥xample: The evidence the author uses to support her argument includes ”hird sentence [Purpose]
[authoràname]
[state the goal of the essay or piece, or what effect the writing aims to bring about in the world]
[needs to remain faithful to the wording and ideas in the article]
[signal phrase]
example: authoràpurpose is to
Fourth sentence [Audience]
[describe the audience]
[refer to where the piece was published]
[flows with previous points made but is not repetitive]

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