Instructions: Students will construct an annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography is a list of
citations of articles, books, and other publications on a particular topic. Each citation is followed by a
relatively brief paragraph that summarizes the source’s argument and other relevant material including its
intended audience, sources of evidence, and methodology. The assignment will be completed individually
and out of class.
The annotated bibliography consists of two elements:
1. The citation in current AMA style format
2. The Annotation – The annotation should consist of one paragraph using whole complete
sentences in the third person and should be approximately 200-300 words in length. The assignment
should be typed, double spaced, in Times New Roman 12 font, 1” margin.
The annotation should include most, if not all, of the following: Explanation of main purpos Description of con Focus of article Relevance of topic
Type of intended audience
Evaluate its method, conclusion and/or reliabil Strengths / weaknesses or Your own brief impression of the work
Assessment: The assignment will be assessed according to the criteria identified in the grading rubric on
the attached page.
Anatomy and Kinesiology with Lab
L.I.R.N. assignment: annotated bibliography
Sample
This is a sample of an annotated bibliography.
1. Waters, Eric. Suggestions From the Field for Return to Sports Participation Following
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012; 42.4. 326-
36. Retrieved From http://www.jospt.org/issues/articleID.2737,type.2/article_detail.asp
Eric Waters’s, in his 2012 article “Suggestions From the Field for Return to Sports
Participation Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction” concentrates on the
treatment of ACL injuries. He supports this by setting examples of specific exercises that treat or
prevent ACL injuries. His purpose is to show how treatment works with an ACL injury and
explain how to prevent it, in order for others to educate themselves with the study that he has
done. His intended audience is physical therapists, doctors, physicians, and athletes.
Water’s article is relevant to my topic because he focuses on rehabilitation of athletes.
Stating, “Preparing a basketball player for an effective return to play requires that the final and
most functional phase of the rehabilitation program encompass a thorough protocol based on
exercises that maintain proper lower extremity alignment throughout all the conceivable
scenarios of a basketball game,” (333) he exemplifies that it is important to perform certain
exercises in order to compete at the best ability.
Note: this is only a short sample, all the information needed for the annotated bibliography is not on