Annotated Bibliography Assignment Description
Your task is to create an annotated bibliography of your research topic sources. You must have a minimum of 4 sources, 2 of which must be from the college’s data base.
This assignment is worth 100 points (20 points per entry and 20 points for MLA format).
The criteria for the assignment is as follows:
Annotations –
- Content/Thesis: Topic sentence for each annotation contains the author’s main argument, not a general statement of the topic.
- Content/Support: Each annotation contains at least 3 details or supporting points the author uses to arrive at the overall argument including 1 direct quote with correct in-text citation, and you must mirror the author’s order.
- Style: Summaries are objective and display an academic tone through word choice, varied sentence structure, and correct point of view.
Applications – To be written using 1st person singular POV[unique_solution]
- Assess the source: After summarizing a source, evaluate it. Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source?
- Reflect on the application of the source: Once you’ve summarized and assessed a source, you need to ask how it fits into your research. Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic?
Adherence to Technical Concerns
- Content/Format & Length: Document adheres to MLA guidelines regarding citations, headings, indent, spacing, order, title, and margins, and each annotation and application paragraph is at least 6 sentences long.
- Correctness: Standard academic conventions including grammar, punctuation, and mechanics are followed.
Stu Dent You document should mirror this except the margins –
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24 May 2018
Annotated Bibliography
Lamott, Anne. “Shitty First Drafts.” Language Awareness: Readings for College Writers. Ed. by Paul Eschholz, Alfred Rosa, and Virginia Clark. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005: 93-96.
Lamott argues that writers need to relax and write “shitty first drafts” because they lead to clarity and sometimes brilliance in subsequent drafts. She begins the piece by addressing the misperceptions many nonwriters have about writing. She then emphasizes the importance of trusting the writing process. She states that “almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts”. Lamott argues that the first draft is necessary so there is something tangible to mold into a much improved second draft. She closes the piece by reminding the reader that experiencing uncertainty with each new assignment is to be expected.
Lamott’s piece is useful because Lamott stresses the importance of going through the writing process, including what may be a poor first draft. Lamott is a published author and experienced college composition instructor. Her goal in writing the article was to encourage writers to focus first on simply getting their thoughts on paper and worry about polishing the writing second. The piece fits into my research because I am arguing about the importance of teaching the writing process in its entirety. Lamott illustrates the importance of the initial steps of that process. The piece reaffirms by perspective about how Freshman Composition should be taught.
Your next entry will begin here. Be sure to put the entries in alphabetical order by author’s last name or what-ever begins the entry.
Start your 1st paragraph here.
Start your 2nd paragraph here.
There is a template in the library’s Lib Guides. Also see OWL Purdue > MLA Annotated Bibliography