Briefly examine and review the actual items and then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic. An annotation summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include one or more sentences that explain the main purpose of the work, describe the contents, comment on the intended audience, compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, or explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic. Annotations may be descriptive or evaluative. Descriptive annotations follow the author's point of view and sequence of ideas to summarize the document.
Evaluative annotations address the accuracy and scholarship of the document.
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