Essay due Friday 10/16/20
Format- MLA. Double spaced.
Topic- Three Reasons why I plan to major in Psychology.
-Working Bibliography needed
Find 5 SOURCES on your SELECTED topic.
-Need to be REPUTABLE SOURCES: .gov, .edu, .org, OR (reputable .com.)
TYPE: Research
LENGTH: 5 sentence paragraph PER Works Cited entry
SOURCES: Use the WORKS CITED page submitted last week.
Sample essay uploaded and guidelines uploaded
Annotated Bibliography Guidelines – Comp I
· Write a full citation for each source (the FIVE on your Works Cited page)
You have already done this with your Works Cited Page!
· Write an annotation for EACH source (5)
· Your entire analysis is written in present tense. (Write, “The author compares,” not “The author compared”.)
· See sample below –
Pay special attention to indentions and spacing!
Format:
· 1” margins
· Double-spaced throughout (Remove space after paragraph!!)
· MLA heading
MLA Citation:
· Write the full MLA citation for each source – (easybib.com or the “cite” button in databases)
· Put sources in alphabetical order.
Annotation: (one paragraph of 5 SENTENCES per source) (aka – at least FIVE WELL-WRITTEN sentences). You do not have to answer every SINGLE question as they are listed. These are GUIDING questions.
· Summary:
· In a sentence or two, tell if the source is an informational article or an argument, an opinion column or an article in a scholarly journal, a book review or an online article.
· Then briefly summarize the article.
· What are the main arguments or points?
· What is the point or purpose of this article or website?
· What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say? (Be sure to say it in your own words so that you do not plagiarize!)
· Analysis:
· What you know about the author?
· Is the author a reporter, a journalist, or a professor?
· What are the author’s areas of expertise, educational background, credentials, and affiliations?
· In a sentence or two, tell what the author uses for support—facts, figures, statistics, opinion, etc.—how does the author convince you of his/her main point?
· If there is no author, tell what website you got your information from – not the title of the page, but the title of the website.
· Tell what the article/web page uses for support—facts, figures, statistics, opinion, etc.
· Briefly explain the article’s objectivity.
· Is the information reliable?
· Is this source biased or objective?
· What is the goal of the source?
· Does the writer ever confuse facts with beliefs or opinions?
· Response:
· In two or more sentences, tell your feelings on the article.
· Do you agree or disagree with the author?
· Has it changed how you think about your topic?
· In a sentence or two, tell whether or not this article was helpful to you.
· How will you use the source—to provide background information, stimulate thought, represent an alternative viewpoint, or prove your claim?