Module Two: Annotated Bibliography Content

• Barrett, Charles Kingsley. The Gospel According to St. John: An Introduction with Commentary and Notes in the Greek Text. 2nd ed. Westminister John Knox Press, 1978.
  This commentary contains detailed exegesis of the Greek text that is worth considering regardless of whether one agrees with all of Barrett’s conclusions. The author provides a lengthy introduction (146 pages), including discussions on the historical, theological, and linguistic aspects of this book. These categories will aid in the research being conducted by providing a logical breakdown of subcategories. Barrett himself is one of the greatest English language commentary writers of the twentieth century. However, he follows some older views on John’s Gospel regarding source and background that would be difficult to find anywhere else, thus providing useful information to the research.
  Brown, Ottilioa, and Juliet Robinson. “Resilience in Remarried Families.” South African Journal of Psychology, vol. 42, no. 1, 2012. Pp 114-126.
  This article reports on a salient research study in which the target was to identify and explore the resiliency factors that enable blended families to adjust and adapt. It involved a total of 35 participants: 19 parents and 16 adults. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the biographical information. This information will help hone down the research by looking at specific numbers of people affected by remarriage. This source also uses correlation analysis to analyze the quantitative data: and content analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data. The research found that family hardiness, problem solving, communication, family time, and routines showed a positive correlation for both parties. Common themes between the teen and parents such as spirituality, boundaries, communication, flexibility and tolerance also had a strong positive correlation between both. This will help in proving the research essay’s main point that these aspects are interconnected. The journal is a peer-reviewed journal. Ottilia Brown is also the author of other academic journal articles on learning disabilities and ADD. The author appears well-versed and knowledgeable on the topic at hand.
  Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Anchor Books, 1995.
  Taking a humorous approach to being a writer, this book is wry and anecdotal and offer advice on the writing life from plot development to jealousy, from perfectionism to struggling with one’s own internal critic. In the process, Lamott includes fun and productive writing exercise. She offers sane advice that will be useful in showing how those that struggle with writing anxieties are able to cope. However, her main goal seems to be offering readers a reality check regarding writing, publishing and struggling with one’s imperfections in the process. It’s not a dry handbook of writing and/or publishing, but it is indispensable because of its honest perspective, down-to-earth humor, and encouraging approach. Parts of it could easily be included in the curriculum for a writing class. Several chapters in Part 1 address the writing process and would serve to generate discussion on students’ own drafting and revising processes. Her research is invaluable when looking at how writing can be both engaging and enjoyable.