explaining what the article is about, identifying and briefly summarizing what the author or authors have to say about a topic. Your annotation should consider these questions: What are the key points? Is the thesis supported? What evidence is presented? Assess the validity of the thesis. Identify how the article’s findings fit within perspectives from other feminist writers and theorists. Use unit lectures and readings to support and place your discussion within a relevant context. A good way of ensuring that your annotation is clearly written is to ask yourself, ‘could my annotation be understood by someone who has not read the article’?Give your appraisal in a critically informed manner to demonstrate your understanding of the author’s position and to make a personal connection to the article’s content. What words in the article stand out for you? Why? Consider: Where does your opinion come from? What biases or experiences of privilege and/or oppression might inform your response to the article?
