What does it mean to summarize? When you summarize, you briefly state the main idea and key details of a sour
the context and audience for the source. The summary, 2-4 sentences long, shows you understand the text.
What does it mean to evaluate? The annotation should also include sentences in which you evaluate the source f
bias, currency, and relevance or usefulness toward your research question. To write these 2-4 sentences, you mig
questions such as these:
What are the author’s qualifications? Do I trust this author’s findings? Why or why not?
How will this source be useful to me in answering my research question?
Is this data recent enough for my purposes? Is this author’s bias too strong?
Does the author leave too many unanswered questions?
Does the source present a surprising counterargument?
Finally, the evaluation might also compare the source to others in your bibliography