prospectus and annotated bib

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Prospectus and Annotated Bibliography Assignment Prompt The purpose of this assignment is to propose a topic and prepare sources for the persuasive essay assignment. This assignment consists of two parts: (a) a prospectus and (b) an annotated bibliography. Prospectus (20%) A prospectus is a proposal for a project. The prospectus for this assignment is for the persuasive essay assignment. Your prospectus must consist of the following sections:

- Title:​ Indicates the topic. 10 words or less. (2%) - Summary of your motivation:​ Explains why this topic is important to write about. 100-200

words. (7%) - Description of your topic: ​Explains what your persuasive essay is going to be about. Can

include the main ideas of the argument you plan on making and/or what you already know about the topic. Defines any terminology used in the research question or guiding questions. 200-300 words. (7%)

- Research question:​ Write an answerable question addressing a specific concern or issue that will be the main focus of your paper. (2%)

- Guiding questions:​ Write at least 3 answerable questions that will help you answer your research question. (2%)

Annotated bibliography (80%) An annotated bibliography lists, describes, and evaluates the sources you plan to use. You must find ten sources that could potentially be used for the persuasive essay assignment. ​At least 6 of these sources must be from books or peer reviewed, scholarly journals.​ Every source must include the following:

- An APA reference entry (3%) - A description of the points taken from the source that will be used in your persuasive essay. (3%) - An evaluation of the source addressing its (a) credibility and (b) relevance to your persuasive

essay. (2%) - An explanation of how you will use the source. (2%)

Hint: Spend some time looking at potential sources before choosing a topic. Formatting Both the prospectus and annotated bibliography must be double spaced using size 12 Times New Roman font with 1 inch margins. The prospectus should be sectioned using headings. Include page numbers and a running head. Entries in the annotated bibliography must use a hanging indent. 2% will be deducted for every formatting guideline not followed.

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Due dates Tuesday, 1/31/2017​ - Draft of prospectus due in class on paper. Draft must include 3 APA reference entries of sources you will use in the annotated bibliography. Thursday, 2/9/2017 ​- Draft of prospectus and annotated bibliography due on Google Docs. Must include all 10 sources with substantial annotations. Tuesday, 2/14/2017 ​- Final copy due. Submit on BBLearn by 11:59pm.

Example Annotated Bibliography Entries

Cyr, K. (2016). Police use of force: Assessing necessity and proportionality. ​Alberta Law

Review, 53​ (3), 663-679.

Cyr outlines the use of force by police officers, arguing that it must be used within the law and

during appropriate times. Since this source analyzes the Canadian police system, it will allow

comparison between the amount of crimes committed in Canada and the United States. If my

argument is that police brutality is a big problem in the United States, it is necessary to address

other places where this is not an issue. This article discusses when it is okay for police to use

force and to what extent it is acceptable. Cyr is a police officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted

Police. While he is a good source because a police officer should know the extent to which they

can use force, his bias as a police office must be considered.

O’Mara, M. (2014, December 8). Why police body cameras would work. ​CNN.​ Retrieved

from http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/05/opinion/omara-police-camera-protection/

O’Mara mentions funds that President Obama has pledged for police body cameras and provides

details about the incident involving Eric Garner’s death to set the context of an editorial about

police body cameras. He argues that body cameras would be useful for the police because they

would provide evidence against wrongful allegations of brutality. However, he also states that

body cameras would influence police officers to behave more ethically in situations when they

otherwise would not. Finally, he highlights what he believes will be the expense and logistics of

police implementing body cameras. O’Mara, who works as both a legal analyst and criminal

defense attorney, considers both the police and the public in his argument. This article provides a

logical argument in favor of police body cameras that can be adapted for this paper.