Using the research hypothesis that you formulated in Module 2, find a few related Academic Journals and read them. Once you have finished, write an annotated bibliography.
Research Hypothesis: I hypothesize that if there is early childhood trauma, then there is a higher chance to commit crime in the future.
An annotated bibliography is an enhanced list of citations that briefly summarizes each article, book, or other source of information and explains why it is important for your topic. It can be divided into two distinct parts: the annotation and the bibliography.
- A bibliography is a list of articles, books, and or other sources of information that have been used for researching a topic. This list is called “References” In APA format or “Works Cited” in MLA format. All academic papers should have a bibliography that lists the sources used for its creation.
- An annotation is a short paragraph that summarizes a source and describes how it is relevant to your research. To annotate literally means “to make notes.”
- An annotated bibliography demonstrates your understanding of a topic. It’s easy to add a source to a reference list and forget about it when you just need a citation, but you will read and evaluate that source more carefully when you have to write an annotation for it. Since annotations need to be more than just a summary and explain the value of each source, you are forced to think critically and develop a point of view on the topic. Writing an annotated bibliography is a great way to start preparing a major research project because you will see what arguments have already been proposed in the literature and where your project can add something new to the larger body of work.
Requirements:
- Use 5 Academic Journals
- This paper should be between 3-5 pages double spaced (not including title or reference page)
- Include APA Title Page
- APA Formatted References
