Synthesis Paper – Leadership Style
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Ann_Bib_and_Outline_Template.docxANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 1
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Annotated Bibliography and Outline
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Annotated Bibliography and Outline
Author, A.A. (1977). Title of the article in sentence case: Plain text. Journal Title in Italics and volume also, 7, 42-50. doi: 4815162342
Your annotation should be between 250-350 words. You should not cite or quote within the annotation. You annotation should have a hanging indent just as your reference. You will not provide merely a summary within the annotation. You should provide a certain amount of critical analysis. Remember, you are learning to become an independent scholar. As much, you need to research, think, and write critically. Often in academic writing there is no “right” or “wrong” answer just as there is often no “cut and dry” analysis. Do your best and do not overthink the assignment. Remember, you are creating this annotated bibliography and outline to assist with the writing of your paper in Module 4. The better your notes and analysis here. The easier it will be for you to construct your paper in Module 4. You must include 2 additional articles outside of the class readings and from your own research in the GCU library to support your themes and synthesis. These additional 2 articles do not have to be included within the annotations but you are welcome to include them.
Author, A., Author, A., & Author, A. (1981). Title of the article in sentence case. Journal and volume in italics, 77, 293-309.
Although the assignment directions ask you to include the permalink, it is not proper to add library/database retrieval information within your references. For more information regarding this, you can visit page 192 of the APA manual. Remember to keep your annotation to about 250-350 words. Note the purpose of the article, the participants/subject of the study, the conclusions drawn by the author(s), and the validity of the conclusions. Evaluate the article: is it a credible source? Describe the credibility of the author – are there any biases? How well did the author support his or her assertions? Did they provide an adequate literature review? Were there any limitations?
Author, A., Author, A., Author, A., Author, A., & Author, A. (1983). Title of the article in sentence case. Journal and volume in italics, 4, 77-90. doi: 934.1701.007
Annotated bibliographies are helpful tools for organizing and preparing for a research paper or project. Instead of reading articles and forgetting what you’ve read, you can have a convenient document full of helpful information about the articles you’ve read. In addition to helping you remember what you have read, an annotated bibliography can help you see the bigger picture of the literature you are reading. It can help you visualize the overall status of the topic, as well as where your unique question might fit in. Remember, this is a two-part assignment. You must, also, construct an outline for you Module 4 Leadership Synthesis paper.
1. Introduction
a. Engage the reader, provide context for the paper, in this paper you will not introduce the articles by title, author, etc . DO NOT START YOUR PAPER WITH A QUOTATION OR QUESTION. You should use the articles as support for your synthesis. Remember, synthesis is combining ideas and information into a whole to create a new meaning or structure. Comment by Dr. Davis: The Module 4 paper is not truly about the articles themselves rather you using the articles to support your writing about leadership traits
b. Remember, this is NOT a comparison paper and you are NOT comparing the articles. Nor is this a summary paper. You should NOT provide summaries of the articles. In fact, you should not even mention the articles.
c. State your thesis – be specific and make sure that all three of your themes are present in your thesis statement.
2. Theme 1- Name your first common theme here (5 words or less WHICH IS THE SPECIFIC TRAIT). Your chosen leadership style is your topic, it is not a theme. Also, components of research are NOT themes (sample, research questions, limitations, results, methodology, etc.). Again your theme should be a specific trait that contribute to the leadership style.
a. Write a short paragraph here SYNTHESIZING the information about the specific leadership trait. Make sure that all three of the articles from the course are represented within your paragraph. You should have about 3-5 sentences here and ensure that you have an in-text citation from each of the articles.
3. Theme 2 – Name your SECOND common theme here (be specific!)
a. Write a short paragraph here SYNTHESIZING the information about the specific leadership trait. Make sure that all three of the articles from the course are represented within your paragraph. You should have about 3-5 sentences here and ensure that you have an in-text citation from each of the articles.
4. Theme 3 – Name your THIRD common theme here (think specific!)
a. Write a short paragraph here SYNTHESIZING the information about the specific leadership trait. Make sure that all three of the articles from the course are represented within your paragraph. You should have about 3-5 sentences here and ensure that you have an in-text citation from each of the articles.
5. Conclusion
a. Summarize the three main themes. What conclusions can you draw when considering all three articles together as a single unit? What is the overall message of the three articles?
b. Tie the conclusion back to the intro
c. Remember, this section should tie up your paper. The conclusion should not have any new ideas. Ultimately your conclusion will be about 2-3 paragraphs.
d. Again remember, DO NOT MENTION “THE ARTICLES”. Reframe your thinking to seeing the articles as a resource.
References
Author, A., Author, A., & Author, A. (2014). The article title is in sentence case. Journal of APA Style, 42, 74-89. doi: 48.1516.2342
Author, A., Author, A., & Author, A. (2014). The article title is in sentence case: Only capitalize the first letter of the first word and words after punctuation in the title. Journal of APA Style, 42, 74-89.
Author, A. (2014). Book titles are in italics and still in sentence case. City: Publisher.
Author, A. (2014, March). Articles from a magazine or newspaper. Psychology Today, 39, 32-49.
Author, B. (2012). Website formatting is a little different from articles: Make sure you remove hyperlinks from the references [Website]. Retrieved from http://www.example.com
Make sure that your references are in hanging indent and that references are in alphabetical order and double spaced. All references must have an accompanying in-text citation and all in-text citations must, also, be included within the references. DO NOT INCLUDE THE PERMALINKS OR ANY DATABASE/LIBRARY RETRIEVAL INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR REFERENCES.
