English questions

What is the FULL title of this essay? (Look before and after the colon.)

What are the first two content areas of this essay BEFORE the first annotation even appears? (Hint: look for what is before the colon.)

What is the core of the student’s argument?

How many citation/annotation “pairs” is in this essay?

How are the entries ordered?

What type of source is each of the ones this student selected?

What required element does each source have? (Hint: Review the Annotated Bibliography Assignment sheet.)

What is the title of the very last paragraph?

Content

First source:

What is the publication date of the first source?

What type of source is this (book? Article? Interview?)

What does the student identify as important or significant about the author’s background, i.e. what is Beals’ position of authority or expertise?

What is the verb used in the tag?

What is the parenthetical note?

Second source:

What is “special” about this source, according the student writer?

How will this student “use” the source in his final paper?

What is the verb used in the tag?

What is the parenthetical note?

Third source:

What type of source is this (Book? Article? Interview?)

How many authors are responsible for authoring this source?

What does the student say is notable about his authors’ position of authority?

What is the verb used in the tag?

What is the parenthetical note?

Fourth source:

What rhetorical appeal does the student writer say s/he will be using the final source to give to readers?

What university website does the student writer consult in order to evaluate Hendrickson’s expertise or position of authority?

What are his credentials as a sports writer?

What is the verb used in the tag to cite the quote from the actual source?

What is the parenthetical note for that quotation?