Domestic Violence

An evaluation/indication of the usefulness or relevance of the article for your research including any limitations of the text for your essay topic.

Summarise: Some annotations merely summarise the source. What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article? What topic are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say? The length of your annotations will determine how detailed your summary is.

Assess: After summarising a source, it may be helpful to evaluate it. Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source?

Reflect: Once you’ve summarised and assessed a source, you need to ask how it fits into your research. Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic?