GEN499 Week 3-A

Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography

[WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Prepare: To help with the preparation  of your annotated bibliography, review the following tutorials and  resources from the Ashford Writing Center:

• Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 
• Annotated Bibliography Tutorial (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 
• Evaluating Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 

Reflect: Reflect back on the Week 1 discussion in  which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would  like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by  your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your  search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.

Write: For this assignment, review the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines and address the following prompts:

• Introductory paragraph to topic (refer to the Final Paper guidelines for your topic selection). 
  • Write an introductory paragraph with at least 150 words that clearly  explains the topic, the importance of further research, and ethical  implications.
• Thesis statement. 
  • Write a direct and concise thesis statement, which will become the  solution to the problem that you will argue or prove in the Week 5 Final  Paper. (A thesis statement should be a concise, declarative statement.  The thesis statement must appear at the end of the introductory  paragraph.)
• Annotated bibliography. 
  • Develop an annotated bibliography to indicate the quality of the sources you have read.
  • Summarize in your own words how the source contributes to the solution of the global societal issue for each annotation.
  • Address fully the purpose, content, evidence, and relation to other  sources you found on this topic (your annotation should be one to two  paragraphs long—150 words or more.
  • Include no less than five scholarly sources in the annotated  bibliography that will be used to support the major points of the Final  Paper.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking skills by accurately interpreting evidence used to support various positions of the topic.