Annotated Bibliography for 1984


An annotated bibliography is a list of citations on a specific topic. Each citation is accompanied by a short annotation (150 words ish) evaluating or summarizing the relevant information in the source.

Author. “Article Title.” Container, date. Another container possibly, url - web address. Use a hanging indent and double-check that your citation is correct.

Summarize: What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say?									
Assessment: After summarizing a source, you need to ask how it fits into your research. How does this source connect to the novel? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your research paper? Has it changed how you think about your topic?

Example from Owl Purdue: 
MLA Citation: Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Anchor Books, 1995.

Summary: Lamott's book offers honest advice on the nature of a writing life, complete with its insecurities and failures. Taking a humorous approach to the realities of being a writer, the chapters in Lamott's book are wry and anecdotal and offer advice on everything from plot development to jealousy, from perfectionism to struggling with one's own internal critic.
Assessment: In the process, Lamott includes writing exercises designed to be both productive and fun. Lamott offers sane advice for those struggling with the anxieties of writing, but her main project seems to be offering the reader a reality check regarding writing, publishing, and struggling with one's own imperfect humanity in the process. Rather than a practical handbook to producing and/or publishing, this text is indispensable because of its honest perspective, its down-to-earth humor, and its encouraging approach. Chapters in this text could easily be included in the curriculum for a writing class. Several of the chapters in Part 1 address the writing process and would serve to generate discussion on students' own drafting and revising processes. Some of the writing exercises would also be appropriate for generating classroom writing exercises. Students should find Lamott's style both engaging and enjoyable.
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Directions: Even though 1984 was written in 1949, there are so many current /real-world events that connect back to the book. Imagine you are writing a research paper that answers the prompt: How is 1984 still relevant to modern times? Before you can start writing the essay, you’ll need to research. An annotated bibliography will help you keep track of the sources you look at and will help you determine later whether or how they will be helpful/incorporated into your essay. You need to pick ONE of the topics below that interest you. You will research this topic only using sources from the library databases. You need THREE sources that would help you answer the prompt. Once you have your source, copy and past the works cited and write your summary and assessment. This should be a minimum of 150 words for each article. 


Topics:
Current Surveillance Practices (privacy, data collections, government oversight, cameras, etc) 

Media Manipulation and Propaganda (media bias, misinformation, role of social media in shaping public opinion, etc)


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