#a couple weeks ago i was sobbing because i put my annotated bib off to the last minute and couldn't figure out how to do it lazy style

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lazy annotated bibliography tips (if it has a big word count)(and your sources are books):

first sentence say the full title including subheading and then give a super vague summary of what the source is about that's basically just restating the title

if you're really strapped for words, also describe the author. name - educational background - if they're really old they probably went to college a long time ago so mention that and that they've had a long time in the field because of it

next sentence is a slightly more specific summary of the source. you can just fucking paraphrase the table of contents and/or back cover/inside flap and/or introduction. YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE BOOK USUALLY

find like 2 or 3 tidbits you want to use and OVEREXPLAIN THE SHIT OUT OF THEM. explain each tidbit in a sentence or two then take ANOTHER sentence or two to explain how it's relevant to your project. headings and indexes are your friends for finding tidbits.

IF YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT A TOPIC (eg an art movement) THAT HAS A LONG ASS NAME, SAY IT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN. every sentence should have the four word name of this art movement at least once.

if a source is old as shit, say it, and say something about how it might not be up to date with today's scholarship. if its a history project and its old Enough, though, you can say it does have the benefit that it was written or the author was alive closer to the time it's about and therefore has Ephemeral Vibe Knowledge or whatever