Annotated Bibliography

Find, describe, and evaluate five college-level, credible sources.
These sources will support the Problem/ Solution paper.
Arrange sources in APA format with each refernce entry followed by a descriptive and evaluative paragraph.
Purposes
Find sources that support your position as well as alternative perspectives,

Evaluate those sources, determine their credibility, create a balanced list of references,

And provide a solid base upon which to write the research paper.

Required Sources: Five (minimum you may use more)


Four sources must be found through Germanna’s databases; list those specific database names.
Two of the four must be peer-reviewed articles
Two of the four must be dated as recent as 2020 – 2021
One personal interview with an expert (no relatives, friends, or anonymous interviews)

Format this assignment as APA References pages with one paragraph following each source.
The entire paper is double-spaced, reference entries use hanging indents, and entries are alphabetized by
authors’ last names.
Include a cover page, but no abstract is needed.

What exactly belongs in each paragraph?

Each paragraph completes ALL of the following tasks:

Summarizes the article in 1 – 2 sentences only do not use any part of the abstract.

 –Identifies the type of source (news, peer-reviewed, opinion magazine, trade pubication, etc.)

Comments on the credentials and affiliations of the author(s) — does this build or detract from credibility?

Comments on the date of the research — does this build or detract from credibility?



Explains how this source develops the topic of your choice

Considering all of the above, determine the degree of credibility of source (high, moderate, not-so-
credible)