The document provides instructions for writing an annotated bibliography, including formatting guidelines for different source types such as online scholarly journal articles, magazines, webpages, and textbooks. It states that the bibliography should include an introduction stating the required number of sources and that sources should be cited in alphabetical order. Each annotation should have two paragraphs, with the first summarizing the source's main points and the second explaining how the source will help develop the paper's main points. Tips are provided on including URLs and deleting instructional text for the final assignment.

1. Running head: TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT 1
TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT 4
Title of Your Assignment
Your Name
Course Number & Title
Instructor’s Name
Month Day, Year
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Title of Your Assignment
Include the number of sources required for your assignment.
Use the Ashford Online Library to find scholarly sources.
Format for an Online Scholarly Journal Article:
Author, A. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name,
Volume(Issue), page range. doi:# or Retrieved from journal’s
homepage URL
In the first paragraph of your annotation, summarize the main

2. points of the source. Be sure to summarize the main points
using your own words. Do not copy and paste information
directly from the source.
In the second paragraph of your annotation, explain how the
source is relevant to your paper. Explain how this particular
source will help you develop one or more of the main points in
your essay.
Author, A. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name,
Volume(Issue), page range. doi:# or Retrieved from journal’s
homepage URL
In the first paragraph of your annotation, summarize the main
points of the source. Be sure to summarize the main points
using your own words. Do not copy and paste information
directly from the source.
In the second paragraph of your annotation, explain how the
source is relevant to your paper. Explain how this particular
source will help you develop one or more of the main points in
your essay.
Include the number of sources required for your assignment.
Format for an Online Magazine:
Author, A. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title.
Magazine Title. Retrieved from URL
In the first paragraph of your annotation, summarize the main
points of the source. Be sure to summarize the main points
using your own words. Do not copy and paste information
directly from the source.
In the second paragraph of your annotation, explain how the
source is relevant to your paper. Explain how this particular
source will help you develop one or more of the main points in
your essay.
Include the number of sources required for your assignment.

3. Format for a Webpage:
Author, A. (Year, Month, Date Published). Article title.
Retrieved from URL
In the first paragraph of your annotation, summarize the main
points of the source. Be sure to summarize the main points
using your own words. Do not copy and paste information
directly from the source.
In the second paragraph of your annotation, explain how the
source is relevant to your paper. Explain how this particular
source will help you develop one or more of the main points in
your essay.
Include the number of sources required for your assignment.
Format for an Ashford Textbook (online edition)
Author, A. (Year published). Title of book: Subtitle of book
(edition, if other than the first) [Electronic version]. Retrieved
from from URL
In the first paragraph of your annotation, summarize the main
points of the source. Be sure to summarize the main points
using your own words. Do not copy and paste information
directly from the source.
In the second paragraph of your annotation, explain how the
source is relevant to your paper. Explain how this particular
source will help you develop one or more of the main points in
your essay.
Tip 1: Note that references are listed in alphabetical order.
Tip 2: When including a URL for an online journal, you must

4. search for the journal’s home page and include this in your
reference entry. You may not include the URL found through
your university library, as readers will not have access to this
library.
Tip 3: Delete these “hints” (purple boxes) before turning in
your final assignment.
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