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FYE 1000: Your Brain on College (Krieser)

What Makes a Good Annotation?

For this course, the annotation will consist of the following components:

Citation - Provides information to locate the article.

Summary - The summary has two parts.  1). Write one sentence summarizing the purpose of the article. 2).  A second sentence should convey the results of the study.

Reflection - The reflection can have two parts.  1). If the study has different results from previous studies, mention the differences and the study This part can be omitted if results are consistent. 2).Write one sentence discussing how this article is relevant to your research topic and will be incorporated into your paper.  

Sample Annotation