Annotating Information for contextualized writing

• Annotate


  To make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
• Bibliography


  The history, identification or description of writings or publication
• Annotated bibliography


  Provides critical notes on information sources accessed that could be used as basis in terms of relatedness and relevance to a topic
• Annotated bibliography


  1. Alphabetized

  2. No heading

  3. Briefly presented- 1 paragraph: summary, critique/analysis and application
• For print sources


  1. Author

  2. Year

  3. Place of Publication: Publisher

  4. Volume

  5. Issue No.
• For online sources


  1. Author

  2. Year

  3. Place of Publication: Publisher

  4. Volume

  5. Issue No.

  6. URL

  7. Date accessed
• Guide questions for a summary

  • What is the topic of the source?
  • What action did the author perform within the study and why?
  • What were the methods of the author?
  • What was the theoretical basis of the study?
  • What were the conclusions of the study?
• Sample summary/Abstract


  • Centeio, E., Mercier, K., Garn, A., Erwin, H., Marttinen, R., & Foley, J. (2021). The success and struggles of physical education teachers while teaching online during the Covid - 19 pandemic. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2020-0295.
• Sample Text Analysis Guide

  • How are the data gathered by the researchers?
  • What kind of data were obtained by the researchers?
  • What are the themes derived by the authors?
• Critique Analysis


  • What are the strengths and weakness of the article?
  • What, if any, information is missing?
  • Is the article scholarly or generalizable? Why or why not?
• Sample Critique/Analysis


  • The authors conducted a qualitative study that involved 4,302 teachers. The study is so recent and relevant since it studied the implementation of online physical education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study considered perceptions only obtained from interviews. The total number of participants is too large for a qualitative study. However, the study is not generalizable since qualitative data represented by three major themes is true to this context only. Thus, it provided guidance and insight only.
• Sample Text Analysis Guide

  • What are the limitations presented in the annotation?
  • What are the strengths presented in the annotation?