ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rene Marquez Bonifacio, MAELS

CONTEXT EXPLORATION
1. What was the latest book/magazine/newspaper/
article/novel/etc. that you have read?
2. Who is the author?
3. When was it published?
4. What is the complete title of the
book/magazine/newspaper/article/novel/etc.?
5. Who published it?
6. Where is publishers location?
7. What information are provided in the
book/magazine/newspaper/article/novel/etc.?

TEXT EXPLORATION
Sample # 1

Silverman, J., Hughes, E., & Wienbroer, D. R. (2002). Rules

of thumb: A guide for writers. (5th ed.). New York:
McGraw-Hill Co.
Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers, an 89-page book
dealing with topics on ensuring correctness, putting a
paper together, doing research paper, and growing as a
writer.

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Sample # 2

Silverman, J., Hughes, E., & Wienbroer, D. R. (2002). Rules of

thumb: A guide for writers. (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Co.
Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers is a concise handbook
designed to meet writing needs of both students and writers. It is
divided into four parts which include major topics like correctness,
putting a paper together, research paper, and growing as a writer.
Part one contains topics like spelling, capitalization,
abbreviations, punctuations, pronouns, and tenses.

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Part two offers information on writing an introduction, using
transitional words, writing a conclusion, working on drafts,
proofreading paper, and observing standard format.
Part three deals with the topics such as starting a research
project, finding information from the library and internet, writing
a research paper, looking for related literature, avoiding
plagiarism, and understanding documentation styles.
Part four contains topics on keeping a journal, identifying
clichs, getting rid of offensive language, reducing wordiness,
using strong verbs, varying sentences, and finding voice.
The comprehensive information, divided into four parts,
make the book very useful and attractive to the readers.

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Sample # 3

Silverman, J., Hughes, E., & Wienbroer, D. R. (2002). Rules of thumb: A

guide for writers. (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Co.
This concise handbook is easy to use with its easy to understand
language. It is very handy with its notebook-like size and packaging, yet it
offers substantial help for both students and writers. It offers insights on
the writing and research processes, and gives ideas on the proper use of
punctuation, grammar, usage, and other writing needs. Although it offers
valuable insights, it does not include samples of a finished/completed
research paper with its introduction, body, and conclusion that will
reinforce student-readers understanding of research paper writing.

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Sample # 4

Silverman, J., Hughes, E., & Wienbroer, D. R. (2002). Rules

of thumb: A guide for writers. (5th ed.). New York:
McGraw-Hill Co.
Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers, an 89-page book
dealing with topics on ensuring correctness, putting a
paper together, doing research paper, and growing as a
writer. An excellent resource material to guide students in

FORMAT OF REFERENCES IN APA STYLE

Standard book citation (in order):
1. authors name (last name first, followed by comma,
initials of authors first and middle names each followed
by a period, indent second line)
2. date of publication (enclosed in parentheses, followed
by a period)
3. book title (capitalize only first letter of the first word of
the title except for proper noun)
4. place of publication (followed by a colon)
5. publisher (followed by a period)

FORMAT OF REFERENCES IN APA STYLE

Standard book citation
Butt, D. et al. (2000). Using functional grammar: An
explorers guide. (2nd ed.). Sydney: Macquarie
University.

FORMAT OF REFERENCES IN APA STYLE

Standard article citation (in order):
1. authors name (last name first, followed by comma,
initials of authors first and middle names each followed
by a period, indent second line)
2. date of publication (enclosed in parentheses, followed
by a period)
3. title of article (capitalize only first letter of the first
word of the title except for proper noun; use colon to
introduce subtitle, first letter of subtitle capitalized,
followed by a period)

FORMAT OF REFERENCES IN APA STYLE

Standard article citation (in order):
4. title of journal (underlined or in italics)
5. volume number (underlined or in italics followed by a
period)
6. page number of the article

FORMAT OF REFERENCES IN APA STYLE

Standard article citation
Nueva, J. C. (2012). Genre-based instruction: Development
of teachers support materials and training across the
disciplines. Research and Educational Development
Training Institute, 9, 23-50.

POINTS TO NOTE FOR APA CITATIONS

1. Indent second line.
2. Separate the four major components of a citation:
author, date, title, and publication details with periods.
Use commas within each component. Use a colon
between place of publication and publisher. Place edition
number in parentheses.
3. Indicate a later edition of a book after the title (in
parentheses and not underlined or italicized).
4. Write last name of each author is written before the
first and middle name initials.

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5. Enclose the year of publication in parentheses. Add the
month only when a periodical has no volume number.
6. Do not underline the title of an article, but underline or
italicize the title of a periodical (journal, magazine).
7. Underline or italicize the title of a book.
8.
Do not capitalize titles of books and articles in
reference lists throughout. Capitalize only the first letter of
the first word, the first letter of the first word after colon,
and the first letter of a proper name.

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9. Capitalize the first letter of the first word and the first
letter of each important key word of the title of a journal.
Do not capitalize short prepositions, conjunctions, or
articles, except when one is the first word of the journals
title.
10. Use title of a book or article if name of author is not
indicated and use the title when
alphabetizing or listing
sources in the reference page.
11. Cite an encyclopedia article in the same manner as
an article in an edited book.
12. Write the name of the corporate author or editor (e.g.,

POINTS TO NOTE FOR APA CITATIONS

13. Abbreviate the full name of the publishing company
(e.g., write only Norton instead of W. W. Norton and
Company)
14. Write the symbol & between names of authors
instead of and when listing sources in the reference page.

EXAMPLES IN APA STYLE

Book
Ellis, R. (1997). Second language acquisition. Oxford:
Oxford University.
Book: Two authors
Feldman, J., & McPhee, D. (2008). The science of learning
and the art of teaching. USA: Thomson.
Book: Many authors (list all names for five and below
authors; use et al. for six or more authors)
Lacia, F. C., Libanao, L. L., Cabrera, C. B., & Fabella, M. G.
(2005). The literatures of the Philippines. Manila: Rex.

EXAMPLES IN APA STYLE

Chan, E. I. et al. (2002). Philippine literature: Literatures
from the region. Valenzuela City: Mutya.
Book: Later edition
Ebest, S. B., et al. (2003). Writing from A-Z: The easy-touse reference handbook. (4th ed.). USA: Mcgraw-Hill.
Book: Group author, same publisher as author
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication
manual of the American Psychological Association. (6th

EXAMPLES IN APA STYLE

Book: Edited
Chabon, M. (Ed.). (2005). Best American short stories.
USA: Houghton Mifflin.
Article in journal
Afros, A. & Schryer, C. (2009). The genre of syllabus in
higher education.
Journal of English for Academic
Purposes, 8, 224-233.
Article in monthly magazine
Callihan, D. (1995, Sept.) Through the window of pain. Pitt
Magazine, 10, 20-23.

EXAMPLES IN APA STYLE

Article in weekly magazine: No author, one page
Dreams of roads and railways. (1995, March 11). The
Economist, 48.
Article in edited book
Garcia, G. E., & Pearson, P. D. (1994). Assessment and
diversity. In L. Darling-Hammond (Ed.). Review of
research in education (pp. 337-391). Washington, DC:
American Education Research Association.

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Masters
thesis
Unpublished

or

Doctoral

dissertation:

Nueva, J. C. (2011). Genre-based instruction: Development

of teachers support materials and training across the
disciplines (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Silliman
University, Dumaguete City.
World Wide Web: Article in electronic journal
Hyland, K. (2007). Genre pedagogy: Language, literacy
and L2 writing instruction. Journal of Second Language

EXAMPLES IN APA STYLE

World Wide Web: Article
Perles, K. (2009). Reading structures lesson plan: Cause
and effect. Retrieved from http://www.brighthub.com/
education/k-12/articles/4363.aspx

MOST COMMON FORMS OF ANN. BIB.

Indicative a form of annotation that provides details like the
scope of the source, topics dealt (e.g. topics or chapter titles
included).
Informative a kind of annotation that gives a summary of a
material. It starts with a thesis, which is elaborated with details
like the arguments contained in the source, and ends with a
conclusion.
Evaluation a type of annotation that evaluates a materials
strengths and weaknesses. It provides justifications why the
material is exciting and useful, or why it is not.
Combination is the most common form of annotated
bibliography. It offers one or two-sentence summary or

THREE WRITING STYLES USED IN ANN. BIB.

Telegraphic uses phrases/non-sentences but does not
sacrifice the clarity of the information presented.
Complete sentences as its name suggests, this writing
style requires complete sentences.
Paragraph uses complete sentences to form a coherent
paragraph

JOINT CONSTRUCTION
Annotate four references using the four types of
annotated bibliography.