• Constructing a concept map will help you narrow your topic and focus on an aspect of it you would like to write about. 
• A concept map helps you construct a vocabulary, find key words on your topic, and form some questions you might like to answer about your topic for your assignment.

Here is an example:

A bibliography  is a list of citations put together on a topic of interest. 

An annotation is a commentary. It can include a summary of the reading, the reader’s response, and/or questions/comments addressing the article’s clarity, purpose, or effectiveness.

An annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited--   books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, called the annotation.

Pre-Assignment: Before you come to your Library Instruction session, please complete the following concept map activity: