Annotated Bibliography 100 pts At a MINIMUM, your annotated bibliography must in

Annotated Bibliography 100 pts
At a MINIMUM, your annotated bibliography must include the 5 required resources for your paper. These are:
1 source from CQ Researcher
2 sources from periodicals–magazines, journals, or newspapers, obtained from print, an online version of a source, or through PCC library’s electronic databases
1 source that originally came from a book—Opposing Viewpoints database is great for these
1 relevant web site
If you have already found additional resources that you are planning on using in your paper, by all means include them on your annotated bibliography. To maximize your point-earning potential you must make sure that you have included AT LEAST your required resources.
Your next step in the building of your research project is the preparation of an annotated bibliography. The annotated bibliography is one of the more useful tools in conducting and preparing to present research. An annotated bibliography combines the citations found on the Works Cited list at the end of your research paper with annotations about each of the sources.
For this assignment, you will construct an annotated bibliography based upon the sources that you will be using for your research paper.
Purpose: An annotated bibliography is an organizing tool that is helpful when working on a research project. An effective annotated bibliography is used to compile research sources in one location and provide the researcher with quick access to the information contained in each source.
Annotations vs. Abstracts
Abstracts are the descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles or in subscription databases. Annotations, on the other hand, are descriptive and critical; they discuss the author’s point of view, clarity, appropriateness of expression, authority, and how you will work this source into your project.
IMPORTANT: Credit will not be given for descriptive/evaluative information copied from another source. In other words, if you find a book review and copy this review to serve as your annotation, you will not receive credit. This is plagiarism, and your instructor will follow the guidelines indicated in your syllabus for plagiarism. Your citations MUST be in MLA format to earn credit.
Audience: This assignment should be directed toward your peers in this course, and you may assume that they have only a casual familiarity with your topic or issue.
Content/Subject: Your annotated bibliography will consist of the sources that you have deemed relevant to completion of your research paper. While you may have no doubt encountered many sources that are not relevant or do not fit the scope of your project, for the purposes of this assignment, you will include only those sources that you find useful, relevant, and that you are planning on integrating into your research paper.
How To Complete this Assignment:
Cite the source in proper MLA format. The citations should be organized in alphabetical order by author just as on an MLA Works Cited page.
Begin your annotation by summarizing the source using at least three sentences. Do not copy and paste the abstract. With the exception of the quotes that you choose, see #4 below, the entire annotation should be in your own words.
In 2-6 sentences, explain the source’s relevance and importance to your paper.
4. Type up any material that you plan on quoting from your source, include your
parenthetical citation. Frequently, we want to quote material that our sources’
authors are quoting from a source that they read! This is called an indirect
source. Indirect sources are cited using “qtd. in” at the beginning of the parenthetical citation (qtd. in Jones).
Keep in Mind: Your citations must adhere to MLA format. This will be one of the central components of the grade for this assignment. Failure to follow MLA format exactly will harm your grade.
The annotations for each source should follow an academic style. This means that you must construct grammatically correct sentences that effectively summarize what each source has to say. Additionally, you should explain how each source is relevant to the issue that you have selected and what it adds to your knowledge about your issue.
Specific guidelines to follow when completing this assignment are:
Use your five required resources plus any additional sources you plan to use
Sources focused around your thesis statement
Adherence to MLA format for all citations.
Sources in alphabetical order according to author / first word of bibliographic citation
Thoughtful and complete annotations of 100-150 words.
Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
Assessment Rubric for Annotated Bibliography
CATEGORY
A
B
C
D
F
Quantity of sources
20 pts.
Document cites the required resources outlined in the assignment.
Document is one source under the required number of sources.
Document is two to three sources under the required number of sources.
Document is four to five sources under the required number of sources.
Document fails to utilize the required resources.
Quality/
Reliability of Resources
10 pts.
All sources cited can be considered reliable and/or trustworthy.
Most sources cited can be considered reliable and/or trustworthy.
Some sources can be considered reliable and/or trustworthy.
Few sources cited can be considered reliable and/or trustworthy.
Little or no reliable and/or trustworthy sources cited.
Writing fluency of annotations
35 pts.
All annotations are thoughtful, complete, and well written.
Most annotations are thoughtful, complete, and well written.
Some annotations are well written but some are lacking in completeness, thought, and /or writing quality.
Most annotations are lacking in completeness, thought, and/or writing quality.
All annotations are lacking in completeness, thought, and/or writing quality.
MLA
Documentation
35 pts.
Citations are formatted correctly in the document.
There are a few formatting errors in the document’s citations.
There are some formatting errors in the document’s citations.
There are many and/or frequent formatting errors in the document’s citations.
There is little or no adherence to MLA format in the document.
Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Criteria Ratings Pts
Quantity of Sources
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20 pts
Full Marks
Student has worked with the required resources.
15 pts
Student has worked with four of the five required sources.
10 pts
Student has worked with three of the five required resources.
5 pts
Student has worked with two of the five required resources.
0 pts
No Marks
Student has failed to work with any of the required resources.
/ 20 pts
Quality and Reliability of Resources
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10 pts
Full Marks
Student’s resources all demonstrate excellent quality and reliability.
8 pts
One of student’s resources demonstrates questionable quality / reliability.
6 pts
Two of student’s resources demonstrate questionable quality / reliability.
3 pts
Three of student’s resources demonstrate questionable quality / reliability.
0 pts
No Marks
More than three of the student’s resources demonstrate questionable quality and / or reliability.
/ 10 pts
Fluency of Annotations
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35 pts
Full Marks
Student’s annotations demonstrate keen analysis of sources and should prove useful in preparing the research project.
30 pts
Student’s annotations are generally excellent. However, one or more annotations fail to serve as an exemplary annotation in preparing for the research project.
25 pts
Student’s annotations are useful. However, overall they could be improved in order to optimally help student in preparation of research project.
15 pts
One or more of student’s annotations fail to meet a level that will serve the student well in preparing the research paper.
5 pts
Overall, student’s annotations will not be helpful in the preparation of the research project.
/ 35 pts
MLA documentation
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35 pts
Full Marks
Student’s MLA documentation style is consistently excellent throughout the bibliography.
30 pts
Student’s MLA documentation style is generally excellent, but the citations contain several noticeable errors.
25 pts
Student consistently demonstrates errors in MLA documentation style.
20 pts
Student seems to lack an understanding of how to create MLA-style citations.
5 pts
Student’s citations are haphazard, lacking demonstration of understanding the application of MLA formatting principles.
/ 35 pts
Total Points: 0
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