Guidelines: The annotation for each source that should— Be informative. Be written in complete sentences. Use the present tense and avoid the passive voice. Identify the thesis, purpose, intended audience, and scope of each source. Avoid making overt value judgments about the author, text or the main argument. Justify why the source is included in your research. Appropriate Formatting: The entry for each of your sources must include a bibliographical citation and an annotation. Double space the citation and the annotation; quadruple space between entries. Bibliographic citations should follow APA style of documentation. List your sources alphabetically by author. As with any formal assignment, include any heading and header.