Rhetoric 110 – Annotated Bibliography Worksheet. Use this worksheet to create a practice annotation.
Read the linked text below, and complete Part A (annotation elements) and Part B (complete annotation). No WC entry is needed for this activity. Use the sample annotation, at the bottom of this form, as a guide.
When you are finished, check your annotation against mine (on page 2 of this form).
Part A. Fill in the annotation elements for the above text here:
Article title:
Purpose or argument:
Author, with credibility info:
Publisher, date:
Context/Kairos:
Summary of support or information included:
Evaluation: positive and negative
What the source contributes (just make this part up).
Part B. Create an annotation paragraph from your listed elements in Part A. Use the annotation example below for help creating your own annotation paragraph.
Your annotation:
Sample Annotation (from the Annotated Bibliography Powerpoint):
The article “10 Things Your Commute Does to your Body” describes the physical and psychological impacts of driving, especially for long periods of time during commute hours. This article was written by Carolyn Klystra, Time Magazine health correspondent, in February of 2014, and published on Time.com. The article explores the negative effects of long commutes in an era when people are spending more time than ever getting to and from jobs in overcrowded cities and clogged roads. Klystra’s documentation of the negative health impacts of commuting is supported with scholarly papers presented by a variety of university-affiliated research groups. These groups took surveys, compiled statistics, and carried out studies in which they measured the direct impacts of long commutes upon drivers’ health, with both self-reported and observed data. Klystra’s biggest strength is the quality of her evidence; the correlation between health impacts and driving is established. However, she proposes no solution for drivers, leaving her reader feeling anxious. The article provides excellent support that driving is detrimental to health, which is an argument I make in my blog.
My Annotation. My annotation is below. Yours should not be exactly like mine, but if yours includes the same elements, and they are organized similarly to mine, you’ve created a successful annotation!
The Huffington Post article “Just A Few Extremely Funny Ways People Are Passing the Time in Quarantine” provides humorous content in order to entertain readers during the coronavirus lockdown. The article was compiled by Huffington Post humor writer Elyse Wanshel and posted on Huffpost.com on March 23, 2020. Published several weeks into the COVID-19 crisis, the article offers relief to readers who are suffering from boredom, isolation, and the many worries that the crisis has created. Wanshel briefly summarizes the current shelter in place circumstances, then introduces article’s primary content: 21 short-format videos, on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, that feature individuals finding funny ways to pass the time, including a hazmat suit dance party, sock puppet theater, tic-tac-toe with a pet, and a window-to-window apartment tennis game. The strength of the article is that many of the videos are quite funny and provide inspiration for viewers to create their own entertainment. A weakness of the article is that there are too many videos to watch at one time, and some include obscenity, which might create an awkward moment for family viewers. The article will provide a comic element in my blog post, which explores the psychological impacts of sheltering in place.