Alaina Spigner

Mr. Padgett
English 102-125
02/29/2016
Annotated Bibliography

Inquiry: Why is there a connection between bullying and suicide among adolescents?
Proposed thesis: There is a connection between bullying and suicide among adolescents
between the ages of 12-17.
The Center of Disease Control. "The Relationship Between Bullying and Suicide."
Http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/bullying-suicide-translation-final-a.pdf.
CDC, Apr. 2014. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.
<http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/bullying-suicide-translation-final-a.pdf>.
This source talks about the overall connection between bullying and suicide in
adolescents within the school system. The central claim of this article was that there is a
connection between bullying and suicide. The major evidence includes many facts and
statistics about the subject. The major values and interests at stake for the article include
the necessary facts that talk about the connection that DOES exist as well as having the
provision of important statistics that show how relevant this topic is to society as a whole.
The source at hand is the CDC, which is a credible source. The CDC, also referred to as
the Center of Disease Control, is a government approved agency that specializes in
working in different areas of human health. The CDC is well known and offers
information about various subjects that impact daily human life.
Chisholm, James S., and Brandie Trent. "Everything Affects Everything": Promoting Critical
Perspectives Toward Bullying with "thirteen Reasons Why". The English Journal 101.6
(2012): 7580. Web.

This source focuses on bullying more than suicide itself, even though suicide is also
mentioned numerous times. Major evidence in the article includes several ways in which
bullying affects society as a whole. It also discusses what bullying can lead to within a
society and individuals. The major values and interests at stake for the article include
knowing how bullying can affect individuals as well as how it occurs at all. The
credibility and author of this source are in check because this article comes from a journal
that is known to be used when looking for credible sources. The English Journal is well
known and respected. It is also credible because it was found through the schools
database, which should show that it has undergone supervision to ensure that the
information it provides is accurate.
Hinduja, Sameer, and Justin W. Patchin. "Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Suicide." Archives of
Suicide Research 14.3 (2010): 206-21. Google Scholar. Web. 25 Feb. 2016.
This source focuses primarily on bullying, cyberbullying, and suicide. This article takes
information from important organizations and uses the information in order to prove the
point that there is a connection between bullying and suicide. Youth suicide continues to
be a significant public health concern in the United States (The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention). This quote explains that youth suicide is slowly becoming more
and more prevalent in the US and it is noticed by many. Another quote states that
bullying has been linked to suicide. It states. One factor that has been linked to suicidal
ideation is experience with bullying in and around school and the neighborhood
(Carney). This quote connects to the topic at hand because it expresses that there IS a link
between bullying and suicide within schools. These quotes support my topic because they
show that there is in fact a link between bullying and suicide among adolescents. These
quotes also show a deeper connection that has recently started to become more relevant-

cyberbullying. It is important to look at cyberbullying as well because it is becoming

more popular.
Miller, sj. Speaking My Mind: Mythology of the Norm: Disrupting the Culture of Bullying in
Schools. The English Journal 101.6 (2012): 107109. Web.
This source focuses more on bullying in schools rather than the outcome that is also
being studied, which is suicide. The sources central claim is to burst the bubble that
shows that bullying within schools does not occur as often as usual. It provides evidence
about how often bullying actually DOES occur within schools. The major values of this
article include the truths that bullying does occur in schools. It also includes values that
can be used through providing the information that is needed in order to provide people
with the ability to want to act and resolve bullying from occurring within schools. This is
a credible source because it also comes from The English Journal. In addition, this is a
credible source because it was published in 2012, which is relatively valid since it
occurred within the last 5 years.
"Stopbullying Blog." Bullying and Suicide: What's the Connection? U.S. Department of Health
& Human Services. Web. 29 Feb. 2016.
This article talks about the connection between bullying, focusing primarily on where the
connection actually lies. It also focuses on the reasoning behind why bullying may actually lead
to suicide. Although there is no proven connection between bullying and suicide, the article goes
into detail about how it has been proven through multiple studies that there may be an indirect
correlation between bullying and suicide. This article is a good source to use because it was
written by a government agency and it also includes a lot of good information that can be used to
prove the thesis at hand.
"The Relationship Between Bullying and Suicide: What We Know and What It Means for
Schools." The Relationship Between Bullying and Suicide: What We Know and What It

Means for Schools. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Apr. 2014. Web. 4
Feb. 2016. <http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/bullying-suicide-translationfinal-a.pdf>.
This article is about the relationship that occurs between bullying and suicide within
schools. Over the past decade, there have been more and more cases of suicide within
schools that can ultimately be linked back to bullying of the children. The main claim of
this article was to spread awareness about the connection between bullying and suicide.
The three major pieces of evidence that were used include multiple facts about the
relationship, how to prevent this relationship from continuing to form, and focusing on
the future and how to make it better.
Week 8a.
2) Yes the writer has adequately summarized each source. Yes you get a very strong sense of
each argument in her summaries and can also tell she is very passionate about this topic
of research. Yes the writer picked sources with credible authors. She describes either side
of the argument being addressed and why they feel the way they do. Your annotations are
very good. You went into detail on both sides of the inquiry, I can tell youre very
interested in the research on bullying and suicide.
3) The writer summarizes the sources that she chose. She then compares the information in the
articles to her inquiry question and thesis. This is a really good way to see what sources
agree or disagree with your sources. She does pull direct quotes from some of the sources
if they agree with her thesis. Pulling quotes and then analyzing them helps you see other
peoples opinions about your argument and shows that they are a more credible source.
4) I think your method of analyzing and then summarizing is really working well. Im probably
going to revise mine and use that strategy too. Being able to pull the information our of

articles that does and doesnt apply to your inquiry is a really good skill to have while
writing this paper.