Demonstrate your critical reading of sources, articulate their relevance to your research assignment, and advance your information literacy – the ability to recognize when you need information, identify the kinds of information you need, and then locate, evaluate, and utilize that information accordingly.
With the goal of fully understanding and being able to evaluate the quality and possible biases of the text, read (or watch, if it’s a video) each of your sources. You’ll likely find it easier to write annotations if you take notes as you read/watch.
Summary of the source: What are the key points made by this source?
Evaluation of the source: What makes this a quality source?
Use for the source: How might you use this source in your paper?
For an article, book chapter, poll, interview, or survey, aim for about 200 words per annotation. For a longer source (single-author book or longer video), aim for about 300 words per annotation.
Step 3: Export to Word & Submit
Export your five sources’ citations and annotations from NoodleTools to Microsoft Word (just like you did in your Works Cited assignment). Your file will download to your computer’s “downloads” folder – open it once downloaded.
Double check that the document is formatted correctly for MLA 9 style and contains the annotations for each of your sources beneath their corresponding citations.