Annotated Bibliography: [topic]

Sources with judgment attached – for each citation: what it says, whether it's trustworthy, and what it's for in your argument.

Field	Value
Topic	[research question]
Author	@name
Citation style	APA / MLA / Chicago
Date	YYYY-MM-DD

Entries

[Author, A. (Year)]

[Full citation in the required style.]

• Summary: [what the source argues, 2-3 sentences]
• Evaluation: [method quality, credibility, bias, recency]
• Relevance: [how it fits your argument – which claim it supports or challenges]
• Use: [quote/data you will take from it]

[Author, B. (Year)]

[Full citation.]

• Summary:
• Evaluation:
• Relevance:
• Use:

[Author, C. (Year)]

[Full citation.]

• Summary:
• Evaluation:
• Relevance:
• Use:

Coverage check

Perspective	Source	Covered
Supporting		[ ]
Opposing		[ ]
Background/context		[ ]
Methodological		[ ]

Synthesis notes

• Where the sources agree:
• Where they fight (that's the interesting part):
• Gap your work could fill: