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Annotated Bibliographies

Formatting

A correctly formatted annotation contains all four elements, is a single cohesive paragraph without headings, and has a hanging indent. 

correct annotation example

Sample Annotation

 

Newman, P.A., Fantus, S., Woodford, M.R., Rwigema, M. (2017). “Pray that God will change you”: The religious social ecology

of  bias-based bullying targeting sexual and gender minority youth—A qualitative study of service providers and

educators. Journal of Adolescent Research, 33(5), 523-548. https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558417712013

This study, which concludes that religion plays a role in homophobia, documents bullying trends towards LGBTQ+ teens in

Canada through interviews with teachers and therapists. The authors are experts in the fields of sociology and gender

studies. This peer-reviewed article presented the results of the well-designed, though small, study which collected data from a

diverse population of service providers and used accepted methods to ensure the quality of the data. The Journal of

Adolescent Research is well-respected within the field. The information in this study which connects religious faith to

homophobic bullying supports the argument that LGBTQ+ teens of faith may suffer mental health consequences if they

choose to stay in the church.

 

Formatting with Historical Primary Sources

Typically, when formatting a historical annotated bibliography, primary and secondary sources are separated into two sections. 

If you are using the Notes/Bibliography type of  Chicago Style, authors may add their annotations within the footnotes or endnotes. Check with your instructor if annotations should be included in your footnotes or endnotes.