Citation:
Sumy State University Library (2023). Structure of scientific texts [Infographic]. Sumy State University Library. https://library.sumdu.edu.ua/en/for-researcher/academic-writing/writing-scientific-text/the-structure-of-scientific-texts/823-the-structure-of-scientific-texts.html
Three parts:
It is generally standard for an annotation to be 200-250 words (one paragraph). Below is a real 7-source annotated bibliography. Check it out to see how the format and sentence structure work.
This is an example of one full-length annotation. Notice how, by the time the author reaches the end, they have answered all 9 of the Engeldinger questions.
Also notice how the answers to the questions are implicit--the student has written sentences that weave the answers together as a coherent annotation and not as a patched-together list of information.
In MLA style.
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