Brief Practice of Preparing an Annotated Bibliography

LUCY'S HOME FOR GIRLS RAISED BY WOLVES ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY King, Angela. "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves." 4 March 2015. prezi.com. Web. 2 April 2016. The rhetorical information is that this is a web-based blog dissecting the literary elements of Russell's short story for other literary students and possibly for her professor.

The content is an analysis of the themes of Russell's story and the characters' five stages of: personal freedom; first awkward adaptation to human culture; interaction with "purebreds" and the desire to return to freedom; more comfortable enculturation with the human race; and visit home to her wolf roots. My evaluation of the source is that this is valuable because the author obviously carefully read and thought about Russell's story and is articulates the main themes and stages of the story. King, Stephen.

"What Ails the Short Story." New York Times Book Review 30 September 2007: 7.31. Print. The rhetorical information is that this is an opinion editorial written by a famous author of short stories and published in print in a notable periodical, written for readers of books and other literature.

The content is Stephen King's argument that the art of the short story is stable but deteriorating, owing to the relegation of short story publications to the bottom shelves of book stores and the intent of young writers to write for teachers and editors; however, "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" is one of the short stories that stand out as being written by someone with a heart, soul and mind who cares about the reader's feelings and intellect.

My evaluation of the source is that this is very helpful in assessing the value of Russell's work because Stephen King is a famous master of the short story and enumerates the characteristics of short story written with talent and heart. 3. Minus, Ed. "Competent, Fair, Good, Better, Best." Sewanee Review 117.2 (2009): 331-334. Print. The rhetorical information is that this is an editorial review in a printed literary journal, examining The Best American Stories 2008, including Russell's short story, directed at readers of American short stories and essays.

The content is a broad, sweeping assessment of The Best American Stories of 2008 and a very brief assessment of particular stories.