Annotated Bibliography Assignment

 

A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, Web sites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic. Bibliographies are sometimes called "References" or "Works Cited" depending on the style format you are using. A bibliography usually just includes the bibliographic information (i.e., the author, title, publisher, etc.).

 

An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation. Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources.

 

For this assignment, you will create an annotated bibliography of 10-12 sources related to your topic.  Be sure to use scholarly sources (avoid Wikipedia, blogs, and other sources that are not peer-reviewed.)

 

Follow these directions for writing and formatting your annotated bibliography.

 

1.  Identify your specific research question and thesis statement at the top of the page.

 

2.  For each source, provide bibliographic information in APA format (see research skills tutorial for more info about formatting.)

 

3.  Beneath each source’s bibliographic information, write an annotation that summarizes and assesses the source.  Each annotation should be at least five sentences in length and include:

 

a.  Identification of the type of source (academic journal article, book, etc.)

 

b.  Summary of the source (some ways to think about the summary are: What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say?)

 

c.  An explanation of how the source contributes to your understanding of your research topic.

 

Assignment Outline below

Topic: What is the relationship between Violence and Mental Health?

Part One :Introduction 

1.Violence

2. Mental Health

3. What are some factors that make a person become violent?

4. How are people diagnosed with Mental Health Illnesses?

 

Part two: 

Subtopic: Are mentally ill people considered to be Violent?

1. What percentage of mentally ill people are violent?

2. Which Mental health disorders are the most violent?

3. What percentage of mental ill people are victims from domestic violence and what are the long/short term affect it has on them? 

 

Part Three:

Subtopic: Examples of intersections of violence and mental illness 

1. Domestic Violent

2. Child Abuse

3. Mass Shootings

 

Conclusion

1. What people think of when they hear mental health?

2. What people should know about violence, domestic violence and mental health?

3. What are some practices or polices that can help inform the public about the relationship between violence and mental health?