ENG 122 week 1 assignment

Ashford 2: - Week 1 - Assignment

Annotated Bibliography
 

An annotated bibliography begins the preliminary research process. The document will serve as an ongoing list of sources that will support your Final Research Paper. Each of the sources should be cited in APA format and should include a two-paragraph summary, or annotation, of the resource contents and how you intend to use the information within your paper. Be sure to utilize the information from this week’s “Argument and Thesis Workshop” discussion and refer to the Research Paper Guidelines for additional support.
 

To fulfill the research component of this assignment, you must:

• Conduct several searches using any of the databases in      the Ashford University Library.
• Select at least five scholarly, peer-reviewed sources      from your library search that support the topics and arguments you plan to      present in your Final Research Paper. 

 To fulfill the written component of this assignment, you must:

• Include a title page that is formatted in proper APA      style, following the Sample APA Title      Page located in the Ashford Writing      Center.
• List APA-style references in alphabetical order along      with your unique paragraph summaries.
• Format your assignment according to APA style. Your Annotated Bibliography should be double-spaced,      with 1-inch margins, and use 12-point Times New Roman font. 

 Your annotations should contain: a paraphrased summary, in your words, of the information presented in the article; your analysis of the best use of this information in your paper; and identification of the topic sentence the information will support.
 

The bibliography must be 500 to 700 words in length and formatted according to APA style.
 

Submission Information: Complete the tasks above and save the document as a Microsoft Word or compatible .doc or .docx file. Submit your assignment via the Assignment Submission button. Please use a naming convention for your assignment files that includes your last name, the week number, and the assignment number. So, your Annotated Bibliography assignment should bear a file name that looks like: smith_w2_a1.doc.
 

The Ashford Writing Center (AWC)  has two kinds of tutoring available to you.

• Live Chat      – If you have writing-related questions about a topic before you draft a      discussion post or submit a written assignment, you will now be able to      chat live with a tutor for a short (up to 20 minute) conversation. Live      Chat will be available Monday through Friday from 10:00-11:00 am and      4:00-5:00 pm (PST). AWC Live Chat
• Email Paper Review      – If you have a draft, partial draft, or even if you’re having trouble      getting started, you can complete a submission form and email your paper      to the AWC for review. 
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 Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
 

Late Policy: Written assignments (essays, journals, presentations) are due on the specified days in the course. Written assignments will be subject to a late penalty of up to 10% per day up to three days late. If written assignments are submitted after 72 hours past the due date, instructors can give a penalty up to and including a grade of 0 for the assignment.