Week 5 Assignment

Running head: COMPLETING THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 1

COMPLETING THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 4

Completing the Annotated Bibliography

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GEN103: Information Literacy

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Thesis Statement: After viewing the Ashford Writing Center’s Thesis Tutorial and using the Turning Your Research Question into a Thesis Statement” worksheet to convert your research question into a thesis statement, type your thesis statement here.

Annotation 1: Scholarly Article 1:

Reference: Include a complete reference for the source. Format your reference according to APA style for a journal article as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Annotation: In your own words, explain how this source contributes to answering your research question. Your annotation should be at least two paragraphs long and fully address purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic following this order:

1. In the first sentence, explain the purpose (or the main point) of the source. Then, describe the content and elements of the source.

2. After explaining the overall structure of the source, summarize the evidence that the author uses to support his or her claims. Does the author use numbers, statistics, historical documents, or draw from work created by other intellectuals?

3. Next, explain how the source relates to other sources you have found on this topic throughout the course. Point out how it contradicts or supports these sources.

4. Finally, briefly describe how the source answers to your research question.

Annotation 2: Scholarly Article 2:

Reference: Include a complete reference for the source. Format your reference according to APA style for a journal article as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Annotation: In your own words, explain how this source contributes to answering your research question. Your annotation should be at least two paragraphs long and fully address purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic following this order:

1. In the first sentence, explain the purpose (or the main point) of the source. Then, describe the content and elements of the source.

2. After explaining the overall structure of the source, summarize the evidence that the author uses to support his or her claims. Does the author use numbers, statistics, historical documents, or draw from work created by other intellectuals?

3. Next, explain how the source relates to other sources you have found on this topic throughout the course. Point out how it contradicts or supports these sources.

4. Finally, briefly describe how the source answers to your research question.

Annotation 3: Web Page 1:

Reference: Include a complete reference for the source. Format your reference according to APA style for a website as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Annotation: In your own words, explain how this source contributes to answering your research question. Your annotation should be at least two paragraphs long and fully address purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic following this order:

1. In the first sentence, explain the purpose (or the main point) of the source. Then, describe the content and elements of the source.

2. After explaining the overall structure of the source, summarize the evidence that the author uses to support his or her claims. Does the author use numbers, statistics, historical documents, or draw from work created by other intellectuals?

3. Next, explain how the source relates to other sources you have found on this topic throughout the course. Point out how it contradicts or supports these sources.

4. Finally, briefly describe how the source answers to your research question.

Annotation 4: Web Page 2:

Reference: Include a complete reference for the source. Format your reference according to APA style for a website as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Annotation: In your own words, explain how this source contributes to answering your research question. Your annotation should be at least two paragraphs long and fully address purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic following this order:

1. In the first sentence, explain the purpose (or the main point) of the source. Then, describe the content and elements of the source.

2. After explaining the overall structure of the source, summarize the evidence that the author uses to support his or her claims. Does the author use numbers, statistics, historical documents, or draw from work created by other intellectuals?

3. Next, explain how the source relates to other sources you have found on this topic throughout the course. Point out how it contradicts or supports these sources.

4. Finally, briefly describe how the source answers to your research question.

Annotation 5: eBook 1:

Reference: Include a complete reference for the source. Format your reference according to APA style for a book as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Annotation: In your own words, explain how this source contributes to answering your research question. Your annotation should be at least two paragraphs long and fully address purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other sources you found on this topic following this order:

1. In the first sentence, explain the purpose (or the main point) of the source. Then, describe the content and elements of the source.

2. After explaining the overall structure of the source, summarize the evidence that the author uses to support his or her claims. Does the author use numbers, statistics, historical documents, or draw from work created by other intellectuals?

3. Next, explain how the source relates to other sources you have found on this topic throughout the course. Point out how it contradicts or supports these sources.

4. Finally, briefly describe how the source answers to your research question.