Chapter 25: “Finding Sources and Collecting” (pp. 460-476)
Homework
The annotated bibliography is a very useful research tool in that it summarizes the information found in each of your research paper sources, and relates how the source will connect to ideas in your paper. Be sure to review the section “Developing an Annotated Bibliography” (pp. 472-474) of our textbook before writing your bibliography. In Doc Sharing, you’ll also find the document format for the annotated bibliography. You may find that other sources will be added to your list, but at this point in your research process, you should have at least five sources to include in your bibliography.
The annotated bibliography, due in the Drop box at the end of week 5, is worth 100 points. It should contain five sources with annotations of two paragraphs each. One paragraph will need to summarize the information found in each source, and the second paragraph will be a connection to ideas in the research paper from each source.
Your annotated bibliography will be used in the Research Paper due at the end of the course. This assignment includes the sources you’ve used, a summary of each one, and its connection to your topic. The References section of the Research Paper comprises just the list of sources you’ve used, so be sure to work carefully on this list. Also, since next week’s assignment is the research draft, think about how each source can be used to support your ideas.
