The Annotated Bibliography (15% or 150 points)
Adapted from Jenn Courtney and Ron Block's "Annotated Bibliography assignment" from Seminar 1 (prior to fall 2016)
The Format:
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Overview
Within your Annotated Bibliography, you will include at the very least 12 sources. The annotations should give a summary of the work ranging from 250-500 words.
Keep in mind that you must include at least 6 sources you have not already researched. You are expected to read all the sources you annotate. Summarizing them using online reviews, synopses, etc., will result in a failing grade.
Your Annotated Bibliography should represent a balance of old material that you are synthesizing and new material that is taking you toward a developing perspective, a perspective that you will document in your Research Journal. If several of your sources are large and complex, then you are likely to not exceed 6 new sources. This is likely to emerge with especially rich artifacts that continue to push you to respond at greater levels of depth in your research journal across multiple weeks.
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Note that the second paragraph in the sample citation includes reflection that would more likely be in the research journal concerning the work.
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However, if you have a multitude of relatively short sources, or works that are simple and easily accessible, then you are likely to exceed the threshold of 6 new sources.
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Composition studies, a discipline aligned with the social sciences, uses APA. Typically, creative writing craft essays and the like use MLA, while many magazines and publishers of nonfiction use Chicago Style. You may use the citation style that seems appropriate to your focus.
Perspectives to consider as you select, read, and annotate entries in the Annotated Bibliography:
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