Assignment: Annotated Bibliography



FRST 1101-015 College Writing Fall 2014 Pam Cross, InstructorOffice: J-105i; office phone: 609-652-4899 (x4899); cell: 609-442-2293e-mail: pam.cross@stockton.educourse blog: Part I: Annotated Bibliography Plus (plus title, intro, and thesis), due October 14, at 9:00 p.m.Here’s what you need to have:A cover page formatted perfectly in APA format, with header, heading, and academic title. Your title should be in two parts: the first part reflects your narrowed topic followed by a coon (:), and your second part hints at your thesis (title shouldn’t be a question; should hint at the answer to your question). For example:Washington Redskins:Time for a Name ChangeOrMedical Marijuana for Cancer Patients:A Healthy Buzz to Counteract the ChemoIntroductory paragraph, which presents your personal interest in choosing this topic and ends with your thesis statement.An annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography is a common college assignment, usually meant to prepare students to write a good research essay. A good annotated bibliography for this class will have the following: the word References centered at the top of the page a minimum of 5 credible sources from a variety of media (newspapers, magazines, websites, books, interviews, etc.)full citations in proper APA format for each source, presented in an alphabetized listfollowing each citation, a brief (one paragraph) summary of the information in sourcefollowing each summary, a two-three sentence summary of why you have chosen this source and how you know this source is crediblefollowing the evaluation of the source, a one-sentence statement of how you will use it to defend your thesisas always, pride in presentation as far as clarity, conciseness, and correctness. ................
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