APA Annotated Bibliography

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Project 4: APA Annotated Bibliography

OWL Draft Due Date: End of Week 8, Sunday, March 14 by 11:59 pm EST

ENG Final Draft Submission Deadline: Sunday, March 21 by 11:59 EST

Final Draft Setup: • 6 sources obtained through research • Proper APA citation format • 12-point Times New Roman font • Double-spaced lines • 3rd person point of view

WHAT: Develop an Annotated Bibliography that summarizes and explains how each of 6 sources will aid in development of your upcoming Recommendation Report. An annotated bibliography cites a list of books, articles, and documents. Each listed citation is followed by a paragraph that describes the relevance, quality, and potential use of the cited source.

For your annotated bibliography, ensure the final draft 1) Offers 6 sources, paying attention to content reliability and author credibility. 2) Summarizes the content of each source. 3) Discusses how each source will aid your report’s development. 4) Includes (at the top of the annotated bibliography)

a. working title for your upcoming Recommendation Report; b. overarching subject to be discussed in your Recommendation Report; c. statement of purpose (problem and potential solution) featured in your

Recommendation Report. 5) Cites each source in perfect APA Reference page format (see model in this assignment

sheet). 6) Uses 12-point Times New Roman font.

HOW: BRAINSTORM: Think of a specifi c solution to a defi ned problem within a specifi c company or organization about which you feel passionate! You will also write about this in your Recommendation Report. When you brainstorm, consider how you think people should act, feel and think regarding this solution to a business-related problem. Remember, in your Recommendation Report, your goal is to persuade your readers to take action in response to this problem.

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Use the exercise below to craft your statement of purpose. It must have a defi ned business-related problem and present a specifi c solution.

Working Statement of Purpose for Recommendation Report: In this location, give the reader a working Statement of Purpose statement for your Recommendation Report.

Example: Since plastics pollution wreaks havoc on the food chain of marine life, the management at XYZ Coffeeshop should stop giving plastic straws and plastic bags to customers, and post materials to educate people about plastics pollution in the oceans. Your Turn: “Since ______________________________________________________________, _________________________________________________________________.”

Develop a clearer idea of WHAT you need to research: Write 5 questions that begin with the words “How”, “Why”, or “What” regarding the solution to a business-related problem about which you want to write.

Question 1: ___________________________________________________________________? Question 2: ___________________________________________________________________? Question 3: ___________________________________________________________________? Question 4: ___________________________________________________________________? Question 5: ___________________________________________________________________?

WHY: An annotated bibliography guides the reading, evaluating, and sorting of sources planned for use in a research paper. It also gives practice using APA citation format, and demonstrates quality of research undertaken, while strengthening a writer’s ability to analyze and evaluate main ideas, supporting evidence, and conclusions in a variety of texts.

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Format for Annotated Bibliography Your Name Course Name/Number Instructor’s Name Date Assignment Due

Working Title of Recommendation Report: In this location, briefly state the working title of your upcoming Recommendation Report.

Broad Subject: In this location, briefly state the overarching subject area of your Recommendation Report.

Statement of Purpose for the Recommendation Report: In this location, give the reader one sentence that tells the problem and potential solution to be featured in your Recommendation Report.

Annotated Bibliography In this location, use APA to properly cite one source that will be used in your Recommendation Report.

In this location, after properly citing the source above, write a brief paragraph (approximately 150 words, double-spaced lines) that: 1) describes how the source connects to your Recommendation report; e.g., it supports your Statement of Purpose; 2) evaluate the quality of source information; 3) show examples of the ways you will use the source to attain the goals of the Recommendation report.

(Do this 6 times for each of your 6 sources)