Will have to turn it in on turn it in so please no plagiarism . Teachers directions Annotated Bibliography
The annotated bibliography is a fairly easy assignment; however, it will take some time and some effort to complete it. The assignment asks you to do four things:
1. You must find at least five sources for your Essay 3assignment.
2. You must read the five sources and write a paragraph of 50-250 words for each in which you summarize its contents and explain its use for your essay. What is particularly interesting about that source specific to your topic and purpose?
3. You must make a Works Cited page, listing the five sources alphabetically by author’s last name, in proper MLA format.
4. You will take your paragraphs and intersperse them within your Works Cited list, creating an annotated bibliography.
Sources:
You may use books, articles, and web sites that are reliable and respectable (refer again to your Chapter 19 reading assignmenton how to evaluate sources). Note that web sites full of student essays and essays for hire, like bigpapers, duenow, doctortext, essaytown, free-essay-guide, cyberessays, netessays, etc. are not reliable sources of information. Your best bet for reliable and respectable essays is a library. You may use any library, and you can access the NSU library from off campus HERE. You should look for sources that may actually help you with your Essay 2assignment.
Format:
Your end product should look like a properly formatted Works Cited page that has a summary paragraph about each source immediately following that source’s citation. It should have one-inch margins, your heading (name, class, my name, date) in the top left corner, double-spaced and typed in Times New Roman font size 12, and have your last name and page number in the top right header. Consider the example below. There is also a sample posted on your course.
Archibald, Henry. “The Last of the Mohawks and Other Tales Revealed.” MLA Quarterly 61.7 (Spring 2000): 46-89. The Literature Resource Center. Web. 5 Sep. 2009. Archibald’s article is a discussion of common stereotypes of Native Americans in early pioneer stories. Archibald argues that though the stereotypes were not accurate, they were used by white writers in an effort to dehumanize Native Americans to make wars against them easier to fight. This sheds light on the way that culture shapes literature and literature shapes culture, as well.
Teacher example:
LastName 1
Your Name
Instructor’s Name
Course Number
Date
Topic: What are some lightning safety tips?
Thesis statement: The health and safety issues related to lightning strikes are complicated, and can involve addressing structures, water, and people.
Annotated Bibliography
Cooper, Mary Ann. Lightning Injury Research Program. University of Illinois at Chicago, lightninginjury.lab.uic.edu/. This is an educational site with research information, tables, and charts. The links on the left side lead you to related links and to research articles. Some of the research articles have been previously published in medical journals. Some of the articles contain bibliographies. The dates of the material on the site range from 1995 through 2003. The author is an MD employed by the University of Illinois at Chicago. I found no grammatical or spelling errors. The source seems credible, reliable, and objective. The layout of the site is uncluttered. There were no pop up ads or advertisements. There is a Contact Us option with an address, e-mail, and phone number.
Hill, David. “Preventing Lightning Strikes.” American School & University, vol. 71, no. 11, July 1999, p. 55. Academic Search Complete, db12.linccweb.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=2172281&site=ehost-live. This is an article in an educational journal. It is written by David Hill, Director of Facilities and Operations, Blue Valley School District in Kansas. Hill appears knowledgeable about developing a lightning safety plan for educational institutions. This is a concise article that concludes with a link to another comprehensive site on lightning safety for institutions. This article seems reliable and objective and is from a reputable periodical in the education field. It was written in July 1999.
Holle, Ronald L., et al. “Deaths, Injuries, and Damages from Lightning in the United States in the 1890s in Comparison with the 1990s.” Journal of Applied Meteorology, vol. 44, no. 10, Oct. 2005, pp. 1563-73. Academic Search Complete, db12.linccweb.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=18725133&site=ehost-live. This is a scholarly journal article with graphs and illustrations. The lead author has been a research meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since the 1960s. Because of the author’s credentials and the fact that the article is published in a scholarly journal, it seems credible and reliable. The date of the article does not detract from the information presented.
Mullen, Leslie. “Human Voltage: What Happens When People and Lightning Converge.” NASA Science: Science News, 18 June 1999, science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/essd18jun99_1/. This federal government Web page is from NASA Space Science News, a website that includes articles about NASA related research. The article includes statistics, and quotes experts from the National Severe Storms Laboratory, the National Weather Service, and the National Lightning Safety Institute. The graphics, pictures and occasional sounds of thunder made the site interesting. The site layout is clean and easy to navigate, and adds to the usability of the site. No dead links were found. The sources seem credible and reliable, and there is a bibliography. The article was written June 18, 1999.
“Lightning Safety.” National Weather Service. United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, 2009, www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/safety.shtml. This is a government site on the topic of lightning safety. The site is comprehensive and covers topics such as the science of lightning, indoor and outdoor safety, and the medical care of lightning victims. Photos, video clips and other gra
