Annotated Bibliography due by 20 hours

COMM19999 - ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT (10%)

DUE: WEEK 10

This assignment requires you to develop your academic research skills and represents an early

stage of your Research Essay. During the creation of a Critical Annotated Bibliography you will

amass and assess materials before you begin to draft your Essay.

Each entry should include the reference and be around 250 words each.

Requirements:

• Construct an annotated bibliography of 5 research sources: at least TWO (2) must be academic; the other THREE (3) may be professional sources

• A source may only be used ONCE unless permission is granted by the professor. In other words – you may not choose 5 articles from one website or anthology

• The annotation should address: who is the author and credibility, what is the article about, why have you chosen the article, what are the biases, and how do you intend to use the

article. ENTRIES SHOULD BE 250 WORDS EACH.

• Your annotated bibliography should be critical in nature, meaning that it needs to discuss and analyze.

• Submit your work with an APA-style cover page ONLINE through SLATE

Lost? Need help?

• Consult your textbook, the Sheridan Library, the Sheridan Tutoring Centre, and the links below.

http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/annotated-bibliography

http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/writing/annotated-bibliography

Annotated Bibliography Grading Rubric

10 9.5 9 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 6 5.5 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0

The student has

demonstrated the ability

to prepare an annotated

bibliography in APA

style. The student has

prepared entries using

the Sheridan online

library’s databases or

other credible academic

sources of information.

The bibliographic

entries are complete,

mostly correct, and their

elements are in the

current APA format.

There are few or no

errors in the preparation

of this document. The

annotations are concise

and complete (250

words), and give a

precise summary of the

content of the articles

which the student may

use for the Research

Report.

Both bias and usefulness

are addressed with

precision. APA format

for the entire submission

meets expectations

The student has

demonstrated

satisfactory ability in the

preparation of an APA

bibliography, but there

are errors in formatting

or alphabetization of the

entries. Annotations are

brief, but may not

always communicate the

articles’ thesis ideas or

content effectively or

clearly enough. Entries

may be too short or too

long based upon

assignment

requirements.

Bias and usefulness are

not fully addressed

properly.

The student may

proceed in the

preparation of a

bibliography for the

APA Research Report,

but may need to review

the use of APA and

should review the

research process in

order to proceed

successfully.

The student has not

successfully

demonstrated the ability

to prepare a

bibliography in APA

style, and must review

the necessary skills in

order to move forward

with the Research

Report assignment.

There are frequent, and

major errors in the

bibliographic entries.

Annotations are weak,

or absent, or

communicate very little

about the articles’

content or ideas.

Bias and usefulness are

not discussed. There

may not be 2 complete

academic sources and/or

3 professional sources

present in this

assignment.

Entries do not meet the

word requirements

The student has not

fulfilled the

expectations for this

assignment. There are

not enough sources,

and those in the list

may be weak

academically, and/or

not sourced properly.

The student needs to

review online research

methodology,

summary writing, and

bibliographic

preparation to be

successful at the next

stage of this

assignment.

The student should

work with a librarian

or a writing tutor to

ensure future success.

COMM19999 Research Topics.docx

COMM19999 Sample Research Topics

Feel free to select a topic from the suggested list below if you are having a hard time choosing a topic for your annotated bibliography, final research report, and presentation. Remember to choose a topic you are interested in because it will be the same topic for the assignments just mentioned.

Be sure to narrow down your topic as much as possible as the suggestions are very general.

·  The Covid-19 Pandemic and how the news media handled it

· Canada’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic