Purpose
An annotated bibliography is an organized list of sources. It differs
from a straightforward bibliography in that each reference is followed
by a paragraph-length annotation. The Annotated Bibliography is designed
to help you prepare to write your Research Paper, and all of your
sources should be directly related to the Research Paper’s topic. You
should provide annotations for the sources that will then be used in the
Research Paper. Annotations should be a brief paragraph (about 100
words) long.
Directions
Part 2 of your Annotated Bibliography should include:
At least 5 Secondary Scholarly Sources, including:
At least 1 Scholarly Journal Article
At least 1 Scholarly Monograph (A book length scholarly study by one author)
For the other 3 secondary sources, you should use high quality
scholarly sources, and avoid using the textbook, encyclopedia articles,
or anonymously authored websites.
For each of the Secondary Sources in Part 2 your annotation should include:
Bibliographic information according to Chicago style.
The name and scholarly background of the author (education, publications, university appointments, etc.)
The author’s main argument (note, this is not the same thing as a
simple description of the subject matter– what is the author trying to
say about this subject?).
The specific types of evidence used to support the author’s main argument (are they primary sources? Scholarly secondary works?)
How successful/convincing is the author’s argument?
Grading
This assignment is worth 50 points. This assignment is part of your
research paper, your second major, and your final assignment. The major
assessments in this course (creative project and research paper) account
for 60% of your total grade.
Rubric
Although not mentioned in the rubric, the instructor has the option to deduct points for poor grammar and punctuation.
I also need help picking a topic for the 5-6 page analyitic paper
