Annotated Bibliography

Assignment Requirements

1. The annotated bibliography will contain SIX (6) sources (for Groups of Two) and NINE (9) sources (for Groups of Three) using the MLA Style for the reference citations.

2. Of the 6 (9) sources in the annotated bibliography, at least 2 (3) should be from a book, e-book, personal interview, or media resource (i.e. TV broadcast, or film); 2 (3) should be from a periodical (newspaper, magazine or journal) and 2 (3) should be from freely accessible websites. IMPORTANT !!!!!!! "" I need 4 sources in each catagory"" so 2 from the book and 1 from the periodical and 1 from freely accessible website.

3. Each source listed will also include a 3-5 sentence annotation which will describe the relevance between the information in the source and the topic of the research.

4.The annotated bibliography should be typed in MLA style, Double spaced with one inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right). Include your names and page number in the header (top – aligned right), include your names, Prof. Name, Class name, date on the left side.

5.  A cover sheet is not necessary in MLA format!

6.  The completed annotated bibliography is due to your instructor on the date announced in class.

Research Topic

Augmentative Technology for the Handicapped: Using technology to improve the quality of life of the disabled. Some products are  natural-voice talkers for the speech impaired, single-switch Internet surfing for quadriplegics, robotic wheelchairs, sensory systems to teach cause-and-effect to severely delayed children, tablet PCs that translate the uncharacteristic handwriting of people with spastic cerebral palsy, and a means to extend special-education class work to home-bound and hospital-bound children, among many other ideas

Summary Activity

When you have completed your annotated bibliography, answer the following question in one separate page and attach to your annotated bibliography

If a friend asked you where you found the best information on your selected topic, based on your research activities, what would you tell them you discovered about the process and/or the information sources?