Your first annotation should include the following:

 

  • 1–MLA citation of the source. For example:

Wheelis, Mark. “Investigating Disease Outbreaks Under a Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.” Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 6, no. 6, 2000, pp. 595-600, wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0607_article.

  • 2–an academic summary of the source’s content
  • 3–a reflection on that source which includes your opinion of what you’ve read
  • 4–a brief rhetorical analysis: (1) an evaluation of the author’s credentials, (2) writing style, and (3) purpose, and (4) why you think the author is credible or not. Each of these four can be as short as one sentence
  • 5–a short analysis of why you believe the author chose that genre and why it was a good or bad choice for the intended audience
  • 6–You should include at least one key quote from each source