Sample Annotated Bibliography (English 1010)

SAMPLE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (MLA)

The focus of the following sample annotated bibliography entries is the use of reading and literature in the composition classroom.

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Ms. Stampley

English 1010

27 September 2013

Annotated Bibliography

Gilbert, Pam. “From Voice to Text: Reconsidering Writing and Reading in the English

Classroom.” English Education 23.4 (1991): 195-211. Print.

Gilbert provides some insight into the concept of “voice” in textual interpretation, and points to a need to move away from the search for voice in reading. Her reasons stem from a growing danger of “social and critical illiteracy,” which might be better dealt with through a move toward different textual understandings. Gilbert suggests that theories of language as a social practice can be more useful in teaching. Her ideas seem to disagree with those who believe in a dominant voice in writing, but she presents an interesting perspective.

Greene, Stuart. “Mining Texts in Reading to Write.” Journal of Advanced Composition 12.1

(1992): 151-67. Print.

This article works from the assumption that reading and writing inform each other, particularly in the matter of rhetorical constructs. Greene introduces the concept of “mining texts” for rhetorical situations when reading with a sense of authorship. Considerations for what can be mined include language, structure, and context, all of which can be useful depending upon the writer’s goals. The article provides some practical methods that compliment Doug Brent’s ideas about reading as invention.

More Examples:

Note: The focus of the following entry is gun control.

StyleJohnson, Jaime. “Gun Control: Your Only Means of Defense.” Researcher’s Special

               Journal (1999): 254-325. Print.

The author researches several federal and state firearms regulations and their effect on the everyday citizen. By testing his hypothesis that firearms regulations have an inherent effect on everyday citizens, findings yield in support of the hypothesis. In contrast, Baker cited in an earlier study the complete opposite.