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Annotated Bibliography Instructions & Guidelines

Percentage of Final Grade: 15% or 150 points

Learning Objectives:

· Students will learn to create citations that conform to The MLA Handbook, 8th edition citation style,

· Students will learn to evaluate internet research sources and distinguish scholarly from popular sources,

· Students will learn to read and understand scholarly articles,

· Students will learn summarize and paraphrase scholarly articles,

· Students will learn to analyze and respond to scholarly articles.

Assignment:

The Annotated Bibliography and Essay 3 are the capstones of the course. For the Annotated Bibliography assignment, you will choose a topic related to food and eating addressed in Chapter 20 in They Say / I Say ( TSIS) that you would like to explore in depth. You may choose an issue from any of the readings in the chapter (even if they were not assigned).

Assigned Readings:

· “Escape from the Western Diet (pp. 624-631 in TSIS)

· “Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of Eating” (pp. 641-646 in TSIS)

· “Don’t Blame the Eater” (pp. 647-650 in TSIS)

· “What You Eat Is Your Business” (pp. 651-655 in TSIS)

· “How Junk Food Can End Obesity” (pp. 681-712 in TSIS)

· “Why Don’t Convenience Stores Sell Better Food?” (pp. 632-640 in TSIS)

Unassigned Readings:

· “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food” (pp. 656-680 in TSIS)

· “Expanding the National School Lunch Program to Higher Education” (pp. 713-729 in TSIS)

The Annotated Bibliography assignment is designed to prepare you for Essay 3, which is a formal research essay with 4 scholarly sources. The Annotated Bibliography provides the research basis for the essay, and you will choose 4 sources from your Annotated Bibliography to use in Essay 3. You will use the same topic for both assignments. Choose your topic wisely because you will be researching and writing about it for the remainder of the semester.

The assignment is not difficult, but it is time-consuming and requires close reading and meticulous documentation of sources. If you work hard and meet the requirements, then you will earn a good grade. If you procrastinate and put forth minimal effort, then you will earn a poor grade. Be sure to budget your time accordingly.

Please read these instructions carefully. This assignment has multiple parts.

1. You will choose one of the food and eating topics addressed in the readings for Unit 3. Again, Essay 3 will be based on the research you gather for the Annotated Bibliography, so the topic you choose for the Annotated Bibliography will be the topic for your final paper.

2. After choosing your topic, you will research it extensively. During this process, you should consider your opinions about your topic and begin to formulate a thesis for your final paper. Remember: The title of this course is Research & Argumentative Writing, so your final essay must be argumentative. You will not inform the reader about the topic; you will persuade the reader.

3. After completing your research, you will select 10 scholarly articles from peer-reviewed academic journals that address the topic you plan to write about in your final essay.

Important: You are required to use only scholarly articles from peer-reviewed academic journals for this assignment. Failing to use scholarly sources for these assignments will result in a 10-point deduction for each non-scholarly source. For example, if you include 2 non-scholarly sources in your Annotated Bibliography or in Essay 3, there will be a 20-point deduction. Therefore, it is crucial that you use scholarly sources.

If you are using Google to locate sources, then it is highly unlikely that you are choosing scholarly articles. Your safest option is to use the library databases (e.g., ProQuest, JStor, and Academic OneFile) to find sources. If you do not know how to access/use the library databases, please see the "Library Research Tutorials" section in Content. If you do not know how to distinguish scholarly journals from popular periodicals, please see the "Evaluating Research Sources" module under Content. In addition, several of the DisQs in this unit will teach you to evaluate sources and distinguish scholarly sources from non-scholarly ones.

4. Next, you will annotate the articles. Each summary and each evaluation (combined) should be rough half a page. Please see the document “What Is An Annotated Bibliography (posted under Course Content) for detailed information about writing annotations.

5. After annotating the articles, you will create citations that conform to The MLA Handbook, 8th edition citation style.

6. Finally, you will compile the annotations and the citations into an Annotated Bibliography and dropbox the assignment by the due date listed in the course schedule.

Requirements:

1. You should use the same research topic for both the Annotated Bibliography and for Essay 3.

2. Your Annotated Bibliography must contain 10 entries. There will be a 10-point deduction for each missing source. For example,

3. You are required to use scholarly articles from peer-reviewed academic journals. Failing to use scholarly sources will result in a 10-point deduction for each non-scholarly source.

4. You must have both a summary and an evaluation for each of your ten sources. Your summaries and evaluations must be detailed and thorough. Each annotation (summary and evaluation combined) should be 1 double-spaced page.

5. You must properly cite each source using the MLA Handbook, 8th edition citation style.

6. Be careful when directly quoting sources. Do not overquote. A summary is a summary. It is acceptable to include one or two small quotes if your summary is primarily in your own words. However, long quotes that overwhelm the summary are not acceptable.

7. Your Annotated Bibliography must have an original (i.e., interesting) title.

8. Your summaries must be written in the literary present tense.

Deductions:

As with all assignments in this course, your submissions must meet certain minimum requirements. Failing to meet the requirements of the assignment can result in substantial deductions. The following is a list of major deductions for the assignment:

1. You are required to use peer-reviewed articles from academic journals. Using non-scholarly articles will result in a 10-point deduction for each article.

2. You are required to include 10 scholarly articles from peer-reviewed academic journals in the Annotated Bibliography. Failing to include the required number of sources will result in a 10-point deduction for each missing source .

3. You are required to make a good-faith effort to use correct MLA citation style. Providing a list of links without making an effort to create MLA citations will result in a 10-point deduction for each link .

Note: The Annotated Bibliography is the most challenging assignment this semester, but I think that you will find it to be labor-intensive rather than difficult. If you follow instructions and work hard, you will do well!