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ESSAY III: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Students will compose an Annotated Bibliography in MLA Style on a topic of their choice (at least 8 entries, or sources). All sources must come from William Madison Randall Library. This “essay” will actually be an Annotated Bibliography of sources on a topic of your choice. A bibliography is a list of sources one has used for researching a topic. It is sometimes referred to as a “works cited” or “references” page—whatever you call it, it is still the same thing. An annotation is simply a summary and/or evaluation of the source following the bibliographic entry. Thus, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each source in your bibliography. You must include at least eight (8) entries in your Annotated Bibliography, and they must all come from Randall Library (you may use print or web sources). Select a topic to explore, activate your prior knowledge, and develop at least three (3) research questions to help guide your research. Conducting research necessitates familiarizing yourself with online databases, web-based materials, and print-based sources. Your analyses of texts encountered through research will enable you to refine and develop your research questions, thereby furthering your own learning process and developing your own information literacy. In other words, it may take some time to wade through the available sources on your topic, and you should allow ample time to cycle through your research process. Read through each source at least three (3) times before you begin writing annotations. Annotations of each source need to be between 100-200 words, and each annotation should do three things: (1) Summarize, (2) Assess, and (3) Reflect.

1. SUMMARIZE: Concisely summarize the source. What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book/article/source? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book/source is about, what would you say?

2. ASSESS: Evaluate the source. Is it useful? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is the source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source?

3. REFLECT: Ask yourself—how does this source respond to my research questions? Was it helpful to you? How does it help you answer your research questions? Does this source provide any information you may want to incorporate into Essay IV? Has it changed how you think about your topic?

COMPOSITION GUIDELINES

• Follow MLA guidelines for the mechanics of writing, formatting the document, and formatting the list of Works Cited

• 12 pt., Times New Roman or Cambria font • Double space the entire document, and “remove extra space between paragraphs of the same style” • Include a title and at least three (3) research questions before your first entry • Include at least eight (8) annotated entries • Annotations should be 100-200 words/each

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Submit your final draft as an attachment o (attach the document, rather than typing in the Blackboard text editor)

• Deadline: listed in the Schedule EVALUATION INFORMATION

• Essay III is worth 100 points • Evaluation criteria is outlined in the “100-Point Annotated Bibliography Rubric”

RESOURCES

• UNCW Writing Center: http://uncw.edu/ulc/writing/center.html • MLA Handbook.org: http://www.mlahandbook.org/ • More Resources available on Bb > Course Documents and Information > Resources