What does Atwood’s story suggest about age and women’s power? For each research source in your annotated bibliography, provide the bibliographic citation in MLA format (9th ed.), followed by the annotation: 2-3 sentences explaining the research source’s main argument the specific point you will be arguing using this source.

“Stone Mattress” is the title story in Margaret Atwood’s 2014 collection of short fiction. What does Atwood’s story suggest about age and women’s power?

Step 6: The Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography is like a Works Cited with explanations. It must include your primary source (the story) and SIX literary critical scholarly research sources that you have read and plan to use in your essay.

A literary critical research source is a source that is written by a scholar about literature; for the purposes of this assignment, this means a book, an article published in an edited collection of essays, or a journal article. See the instructions in Module 2 about how to do research in English study.

For each research source in your annotated bibliography, provide the bibliographic citation in MLA format (9th ed.), followed by the annotation: 2-3 sentences explaining the research source’s main argument the specific point you will be arguing using this source.

Organize the annotated bibliography alphabetically by author; don’t separate primary and secondary sources.

See an example of an annotated bibliography here

You can change your mind about these sources, as your research and your ideas develop further. The annotated bibliography simply gives a snapshot of your research and ideas at this point in time and gives your instructor a chance to comment on that research.