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[Anthony Giordano]

Ms. Wilson

English II Honors

Problem Solution Annotated Bibliography

Description of a problem that teens face: Not getting enough sleep

MLA Research and Annotations:

● [Source #1 MLA Citation] ​Lack of sleep is harming teens. By: REBECCA BAKER, Advertiser,

The (Adelaide), 01/27/2019

○ [Evaluate the source using the C.R.A.A.P. test] C: Jan. 2019 R: It explains how

many teens are affected and how they’re affected. A: Rebecca Baker. Has a

source where she got her research which is the Adelaide A: It has statistics and

quotes from doctors. P: To inform how many teens are affected by not having

enough sleep

○ [Explain how this source is useful for your particular research topic] It goes to a

students perspective on how teens feel about their sleep.

○ [Summarize key information from the source that is relevant to your topic] About

570,000 teens are affected with not enough sleep due to school and the

environment around them.

■ [What specific ​problems​ associated with your issue does the author

identify?] Teens not having enough sleep.

■ [What specific ​solutions​, if any, does the author identify?] They mention
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smoking and underage drinking as a reason and it says don’t do those

things.

● [Source #2 MLA Citation] ​"In-Depth": Generation sleep deprived: How lack of sleep is hurting

Canadian teens By: BARTON, ROSEMARY, CHANG, ANDREW, HANOMANSING, IAN, National

(CBC Television), Jan 28, 2019

○ [Evaluate the source using the C.R.A.A.P. test] C: Jan 2019 R: It gives a good

perspective for what teens go through when they don’t get sleep. A: ​ROSEMARY

BARTON, ANDREW CHANGIAN, IAN HANOMANSINGON, BRITTANY SMITH. ​Most of

them are high school students so they don’t have much accomplished yet. Andrew

Chang is a canadian journalist A: Andrew Chang set the whole thing up and it

was ran like an interview, asking the kids questions. P: To persuade the kids

reading this to get your sleep when you can

○ [Explain how this source is useful for your particular research topic] That there

are kids who actually went through school days with wanting to go to sleep the

whole day.

○ [Summarize key information from the source that is relevant to your topic] Chang

and another reporter asked kids questions on how their day changed if they didn’t

get much sleep

■ [What specific ​problems​ associated with your issue does the author

identify?] That it can be very hard to focus and if your driving you have a

higher chance at an accident.

■ [What specific ​solutions​, if any, does the author identify?] Use less
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technology at night.

● [Source #3 MLA Citation] ​“Teenagers and sleep”: Better Health Channel, (Victoria State

Government), May 2018

○ [Evaluate the source using the C.R.A.A.P. test] C: May 2018 R: Its .gov and

multiple people work on it and update it. A: Its multiple people you can interact

with. There's a spot where you can send them feedback. A:It must’ve been

reviewed if it’s .gov P: To inform the reader on causes and solutions with lack of

sleep for teens.

○ [Explain how this source is useful for your particular research topic] It gives you

quality information for the topic in general.

○ [Summarize key information from the source that is relevant to your topic] Teens

lose a lot of sleep with school, other activities and sleeping disorders.

■ [What specific ​problems​ associated with your issue does the author

identify?] light exposure, hectic after school schedule

■ [What specific ​solutions,​ if any, does the author identify?] Try to manage

your time to do what you got to do earlier