The Annotated Bibliography
This assignment is crucial; it allows you to explore various positions on your issue and conduct the necessary research before you dive into your Problem/Solution Research Paper. To search for information about your issue, use various keywords to narrow your search and find the best articles, websites, etc. Remember to select articles and references carefully and to be suspicious when deciding which articles to use. Also, remember to include those articles that you might not even agree with. They will be important to you, too. Keep in mind that all of your sources must be substantial sources; a one-page article simply won’t be acceptable.
The Annotated Bibliography: Find five sources that deal with your issue and present varying positions. Make sure to vary your sources (articles from the Web and library databases that include websites, magazines, academic journals, newspapers, etc.). However, the majority (at least three) of your sources must be scholarly journal essays retrieved from the library’s databases; these are the most authoritative and reliable sources.
Once you have decided on your five sources, you will have to read and analyze them and take good notes. If they are long or book-length articles, then do your best to skim them. Always look at the table of contents, the chapter headings, and the index or bibliography in the back. You can learn a lot about a book from doing these things before you read it at length. You will then go back and read carefully the parts that are relevant to your Problem/Solution Research Paper.
To create your draft of the Annotated Bibliography, make a list. List the sources alphabetically by author’s last name, using MLA style, and then write a careful summary of each source, which you will place beneath each citation. Make sure to identify the author’s claim in your short summary. Review the two student annotated bibliographies in this module.
Note: Please carefully review the materials below, as well as the materials in the Week 4 module for support with this assignment.
Length: 5 citations, each with a substantial annotation (150 words ) in alphabetical order
Format: MLA (8th edition)
Points: This assignment is worth 150 points
RubricAnnotated Bibliography
CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThere are 5 sources in full MLA citation format with fully developed annotations that contain the original source’s thesis and all major supporting ideas
75 ptsAbove Expectations
All sources are correctly cited and fully annotated.
50 ptsMeets Expectations
Sources have some citation errors or are not fully annotated.
25 ptsBelow Expectations
Sources have significant citation errors or overly brief or confusing annotations.
75 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe sources represent various viewpoints of the issue
25 ptsAbove Expectations
There are at least three different points of view represented in the sources.
20 ptsMeets Expectations
There are at least two different viewpoints represented in the sources.
10 ptsBelow Expectations
There are no significantly different viewpoints represented in the sources.
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThree or more sources are academic journal essays.
25 ptsAbove Expectations
All requirements for academic journal essays are met.
20 ptsMeets Expectations
Only 1 or 2 sources are academic journal essays.
10 ptsBelow Expectations
No academic journal essays are used.
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThe summaries are free of usage, syntax, punctuation, tense use, and grammar issues. The tone is formal and academic
25 ptsAbove Expectations
There are no significant grammatical issues; the tone is serious and academic.
20 ptsMeets Expectations
There are a number of grammatical issues; there are lapses in formal tone.
10 ptsBelow Expectations
There are numerous grammatical issues; there are lapses in tone.
25 pts
