“​Garden Party​” Part Two: Annotated Bibliography 

Overview:​ ​It’s time to gather research about your topic. Create an annotated bibliography to organize 
your research. You must have at least 8 sources for your website. You do not have to use all of these 
sources on your final website, but I do want you to have many options as you are gathering research. Need 
a refresher? Here is our d
​ atabase lecture​. If you want to use ONE source outside of the databases, run it 
through h​ ttps://mediabiasfactcheck.com/​ and make sure it is credible!

Step 1: Refine your Search  

Consider every angle when conducting your search by answering the questions below. 
 
Q​: W
​ hat is your research topic? 
A​: homelessness 
 
Q​: W​ hat are the main concepts related to your topic? 
A​: mental illness, family issues, addiction, money problems 
 
Q​: W ​ hat are the issues surrounding your topic? 
A​: When I think of homelessness I think of someone who has had issues in their past and wasn’t given or didn’t have 
the right kind of help to deal with it.  
 
Q​: W ​ hat synonyms and key terms are associated with/can be used to describe your topic? 
A​: unsettled, houseless, displaced  

Step 2: Set An OBJECTIVE  

Using the template and the sample as guides, ​set an objective​ for the research you are about to conduct. 
 

TEMPLATE  SAMPLE  MY OBJECTIVE 

I am researching (​homelessness​)  I am researching a
​ ddiction  I am researching (homelessness) 
because I want to find out (​what  because I want to find out w
​ hat  because I want to find out (what 
mainly causes them to be  causes addiction and why it is  mainly causes them to be 
homeless​) in order to (​help  such a prevalent issue in my  homeless) in order to (help 
others, feel healthier and  community​ in order to ​spread  others, feel healthier and 
happier​).  awareness and teach others  happier). 
about its dangers​. 
 
STEP 3: Research 
Considering your topic and the purpose of infographics, begin researching information using our library's 
databases. As you conduct your research, create an annotated bibliography with at least 8 sources, using 
this chart-style s​ ample​ as a guide.  
Topic​:​ homelessness 

Citation  Textual Evidence, Summary, etc  Subtopics 

1  "The Homelessness The number of people that are homeless has gone up to Housing
Challenge; as the 12% of an increase in Los Angeles County. There has been problems,
Number of People on an even greater rise of people living in tents that made homeless,
the Streets Continues to the problem visible to Angelenos on a daily. Just in the financial
Climb in L.A., we must city of Los Angeles, the homelessness has also gone up by problems,
Find the Underlying 11%, to 28,464. Although this is very disappointing, it’s
Cause."​ Los Angeles not surprising. The city has promised very costly housing.
Times​, 05 May 2016​. Which makes everything harder because there just isn’t
elibrary​, that much affordable housing stock available. Whenever
https://explore.proques there is housing, it’s not affordable for most people. It’s
t.com/elibrary/docume hard to reduce the number of homeless people because
nt/1786753431?account we don’t know exactly why or how these people lost their
id=193113​. houses. So they would first have to try and earn their
trust.

2  Monsebraaten, Laurie, Poverty is one of the main reasons that most kids go Family violence,
and Laurie homeless. For those who don’t know what poverty is, money issues, not
Monsebraaten. "Poverty poverty is when you are in a position where you lack being able to
Leading Cause of Youth money or don’t have the amount of money you need. afford housing,
Homelessness." Researchers say “If we want to help these kids, stress at home
Toronto Star,​ 05 Apr policy-makers need to understand why they take to the
2016​. elibrary​, streets.” They also said that assuming all these kids are
https://explore.proques drug-addicts or delinquents won’t help. Volunteering at
t.com/elibrary/docume soup kitchens can help, but that won’t do as much. They
nt/1778340422?accoun want to focus on housing first and get these kids off the
tid=193113​. streets. One of the main reasons for these kids to go on
the streets can also be because of family violence.

3  Carpenter, Deana. A fourth-grader Audrey recently learned that the Donation,

"STUDENT'S SOCK homeless don’t have access to new, clean socks, so she volunteering,
DRIVE COLLECTS FOR took the opportunity and decided to do something about clothing,
HOMELESS." it. She decided to collect 2,000 pairs of socks as her
Pittsburgh Post - mission. She said that the homeless people walk miles
Gazette​, 13 Mar 2020​. every day and that socks are just an everyday item they
elibrary,​ should have. She got this idea from her leadership
https://explore.proques academy; where a teacher has his own organization that
t.com/elibrary/docume helps benefit the homeless people. After she collected
nt/2376490962?accoun hundreds of men’s socks, underwear, women’s socks, and
tid=193113​. washcloths, she donated them and she met the homeless
people she donated to. This was all her idea.

4  Zavala, Daisy. Lawmakers and others are concerned about the number Housing issues
"Legislature Moves to of homeless people sleeping under bridges and sidewalks,
Reduce Homeless so they want to reduce that number. They are considering
Numbers."​ TCA spending 160 million. 40 will go to housing and shelter
 Regional News​, 15 Mar projects. 500,000 will go to help homeless, at risk-youth
2020​. elibrary,​ in schools, 1 million to pilot prgrams providing
https://explore.proques transitional housing beds for 16-17 year olds. As they
t.com/elibrary/docume conetinue to spend money on helping for the homeless,
nt/2377009858?accoun they do need still need to work on the housing issues. Due
tid=193113​. to how most of the reasons for homeless are because they
can’t afford housing.

5  "Poverty and This starts off by saying if a neighbor of yours didn’t have Shelters, poverty,
Homelessness in Hays a place to stya or was struggling to buy a meal, would you financial
Discussed at "can we help them? Most people say, it’s not an us problem it’s a
just Talk" Event." you problem. By thinking like this most people don’t have
University Wire​, 17 Mar anybody or don’t think they have anybody so they let
2020​. elibrary,​ themseles drown and don’t ask for help. There has been
https://explore.proques research that the rate of kids that are now homeless also
t.com/elibrary/docume have poverty. This could be because of spending all the
nt/2377773423?account money on housing that you don’t have enough to spend
id=193113​. any on food or any other necessaties. To help them, when
we see or know of a friend in need of help we should give
them support or offere them places to go. Such as
homeless shelters.

6  "Gold Coast Bulletin Homeless people are now outside standing in line for Young teens,
HOMELESS IN NEED food at Labrador park. Kids as young as the age of 12 part drugs, starvation
OF HELP."​ The Gold of a homeless army. Disputes between the homeless. Kids
Coast Bulletin,​ 19 Feb chroming in parks. Some people were even too scared to
2020, pp. 22​. elibrary,​ visit the park because of the amount of the homeless
https://explore.proques people there was. These people see homelesssness as a
t.com/elibrary/docume crisis and something that is in deep need of help.
nt/2357082868?accoun
tid=193113​.

7  Jarvis, Joseph Q. During this time of the virus, the homeless people are at a Health, shelter
"Joseph Q. Jarvis: very high chance of getting the virus and spreading the
Helping the Homeless infections. Unlike us, they don’t have the necessary tools
Even More Crucial in to keep themseles clean and quarantined. Not all of them
Time of Epidemic."​ The can go to a homeless shelter and just stay there. The also
Salt Lake Tribune​, 16 don’t have hand sanitizer to clean their hands. So the
Mar 2020​. elibrary,​ chances of them spreading the infection are very likely.
https://explore.proques We should invest our money into the shelters and find
t.com/elibrary/docume ways for these homelsss people to be safe and reduce the
nt/2377629632?accoun chances of infection. We also need to figure out a way to
tid=193113​. get these people into less crowded areas.

8  Vestal, Shawn. "Shawn A man’s family was struggling so then they soon became Family issues,
Vestal: Documentary homeless. As he was struggling with this, he saw that not mentail illness,
Series Puts a Different, everyone was as bad as some of the others. He addiction
More Humane Spotlight understood that some families and mebers may be
on the Homeless."​ TCA homeless because of family situtations or money
Regional News​, 15 Mar problems. That not everyone who is homeless is because
2020​. elibrary,​ they were addicts or had a mental illnesss. Soon later he
https://explore.proques wasn’t homeless anymore and then he saw the
t.com/elibrary/docume opportunity to help them. He told others that you may no
nt/2377067502?accoun somebody and they could be standing right next to you,
 tid=193113​. and you wouldn’t know that they’re struggling.