Proposal and Annotated Bibliography

RHET 1302

Proposal and Annotated Bibliography

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Draft: No

Length: 2.5 pages (plus Works Cited page)

Sources: THREE: *You must include a “Works Cited” page in MLA format. (Remember, your

Works Cited page does not factor towards the total page count.)

Points: 50 points total (page 1 = 20 points; each source paragraph entry on the annotated

bibliography is worth 10 points)

Purpose: For more information about the topic and requirements of the final essay, see the

Assignment Description for Essay #3. For information on how to write a successful academic

proposal, refer to page 180 in your textbook.

Format:

Page 1: Proposal

In the first page, you need to cover the following material in several, well-crafted paragraphs.

1. What invention/ innovation will you be researching? What is it? What does it do?

2. Give some background information about your topic- Who created it or is credited with its

development? Why was it made? What are the circumstances in which it was invented?

Page 2-2.5: Annotated Bibliography

On the next pages, you need to write a paragraph about THREE specific sources. For each

source, you need to cover the following information:

1. Begin the entry with a bibliographic citation- see the sample posted in eLearning as a model for what your annotated bibliography should look like.

2. Give some context for this source- Who is the author? Who published it? When was it written?

3. How does this source relate to the topic you are researching? 4. What does this source actually talk about? 5. How will you be using this source in your final research paper?