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ENC 2300 Assignment #1:

Annotated Bibliography

Two copies of Annotated Bibliography (with at least one entry) due for rough draft workshop: See calendar

Annotated Bibliography Final Drafts Due: See calendar

“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” --Zora Neale Hurston

Objectives:

Students should be able to:

  • Use the library to investigate an issue
  • Find and analyze specialized, secondary sources
  • Identify the difference between popular and scholarly sources
  • Identify the kind of source they use (article from a newspaper, article from a website, book, etc.)
  • Compose MLA citations for differing sources
  • Analyze and articulate the differing authorities, their perspectives, their support, and their assumptions on the issue
  • Evaluate secondary sources for possible usefulness in an argument

Description:

An Annotated Bibliography is a list of secondary sources you have read and evaluated on your research question. It differs from a Works Cited list in that these sources may or may not be used in your argument essay, and after each MLA citation, there is a paragraph that evaluates the source.

Format: Your Annotated Bibliography should...

  • Have at least ten secondary sources
  • Include sources from the Internet and library catalog or database (only 2 Internet sources are permitted, and they should be credible sources)
  • Include one book
  • Include at least three scholarly sources
  • Include sources that provide varying viewpoints on your topic
  • Include a paragraph (4-6 sentences) underneath each source. (Do not copy and paste or paraphrase the abstract.)
  • Be in MLA format

What to turn in:

  • Annotated Bibliography final draft
  • Grading rubric

Grading

  • See attached rubric for grading criteria

ENC 2300 Annotated Works Consulted List

Name: ______

AWC Criteria / Citation Format / Annotation Format / Annotation Content / Sources
Criteria Description / Includes all required information
Includes no inappropriate information
Information is ordered correctly
Observes punctuation, capitalization, and spacing rules
Follows MLA format throughout document / Immediately follows citation
Maintains consistent format throughout document
Observes standard grammar, usage, mechanics, and spacing conventions
Sentences are mostly longer, more complex sentences / Identifies the kind of source: popular or scholarly
Clearly evaluates source's main idea/claim, support, & assumptions
Details are specific, not too general or vague
Word choice is college-level and a formal voice predominates
Transitions between sentences flow and are not mechanical or jerky / Includes 10 sources
Includes 3 scholarly sources
Includes maximum 2 Internet sources
Includes 1 book
Sources reflect varied viewpoints
Sources are varying lengths
Sources are from varying publications
Sources are credible
23-25 Outstanding
(meets criteria all of the time)
20-22
Strong
(meets criteria most of the time)
18-19 Satisfactory
(meets criteria some of the time)
15-17
Limited
(meets criteria occasionally)
0-14
Flawed
(meets criteria rarely)