For this assignment you will write an Annotated Bibliography (also called an Annotated List of Works Cited) of the sources you plan to use for your essay

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Annotated Bibliography

Discovering the best sources is an important part of the research process. The quality and authority of your sources influence the quality and authority of your final written product. To choose the best references, you need to read critically and assess the sources quickly. As your read, you need to summarize the main points of the source to determine whether the source presents sufficient, representative, relevant, and accurate evidence to support your argument in your writing. For this assignment you will write an Annotated Bibliography (also called an Annotated List of Works Cited) of the sources you plan to use for your essay. An annotated bibliography contains descriptive or evaluative comments on each source in a paragraph following the citation. The descriptive paragraph should include:

• the main points of the discussion of the book or article, • the writer’s position on the issue or topic, and • how you will use the article for your essay? (Explain how it connects with your

thesis.) This assignment is a crucial step in your research. The work that you do on the annotated bibliography will be directly related to your essay. The minimum requirements for this assignment are as follows:

• Include one (1) annotation from the assigned reading. • Use at least two (2) outside secondary sources (print, non-print, periodicals,

Internet) to support your assertions. • Use correct MLA format • Write a paragraph describing or evaluating each source listed.

Please note: It is NOT acceptable to simply copy the brief description [abstract] that is available in the library computer search. I expect you to carefully read the source and describe it (in other words, write a brief summary in your own words). Due: April 27, 2015

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A sample annotated bibliography that shows how the annotated bibliography should be formatted and written is listed below.

Annotated Bibliography Ableman, Robert. “Television Literacy for Gifted Children.” Roeper Review

(1987): 166-69. Ableman suggests that television cultivates culture that provides children a vivid image of what the world is like. He further claims that television is “a potentially useful and powerful tool” for classroom teachers. When he contends that the introduction of “television literacy” into the curriculum will encourage critical thinking and imaginative responses, especially by gifted children, he presents an opposing view to my thesis that television viewing does not promote critical thinking.

Blythe, Hal, and Charlie Sweet. “The Effects of Television Viewing on Children.”

Instructional Innovator 28 (1983): 22-24. Blythe and Sweet protest that television viewing hinders communication skills. They also claim that the television is hypnotizes children. When they write, “Children find themselves so tuned in that they forget about their surroundings,” they confirm the first point in my thesis that suggests that television viewing is like a plug-in drug that hinders social consciousness.

List sources in alphabetical order.

List quote or assertion for each source.

Explain how you will use the quote in your essay.