Week 10: Drafting the Annotations

Green and red apples on dark soil
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Hi all- In addition to the work for next week, I want to give you the following materials: 

For Monday, 10/31 (asynchronous, work due on our class site by 11:59 pm)

  • Use the City Tech library’s online databases or the internet to locate one reputable source that helps you respond to your research question. If you use City Tech library’s online databases, some useful databases are NexisUni, Academic Search Complete, and Opposing Viewpoints. 
    • Remember that the first source you come across will not necessarily be the best one! You will have to look at multiple sources to find one that is truly useful for your specific question. 
  • Read your source carefully a couple of times and take notes. (Either take notes directly on the article or write down ideas and quotes from the text that you find compelling.)
  • Draft the entries for the Annotated Bibliography Project. This includes the following:
    • The MLA bibliographic citation
    • A summary of the source (include at least one direct quote and cite it properly)
    • A rhetorical analysis of the source
      • include at least one direct quote in a quote sandwich and cite it properly 
      • your opinion of the source
      • your views on the credibility of the author/s
      • further questions for the author/s
      • your ideas on the genre choice as it relates to the content being delivered
  • Write a Post with the draft of your annotation. If you prefer, you can put your annotation in a google doc and put the link to the document in your post. This can be the document where you continue to build your annotated bibliography.
  • Before publishing your post, make sure you do the following:
    • Title it “Draft of an annotation”
    • Pick the category “Unit 2 Work”
    • Then publish the post


For Wednesday, 11/2 (in-person session at City Tech)

  • Continue researching and looking for sources. Try to explore a variety of genres for this assignment: consider journal articles, TED Talks, podcasts, Op-Eds, letters, or news reports.
  • Find, carefully read/view two more sources, and annotate or take notes. 
  • Come prepared to draft two more annotations during our class session. This would be a good day to bring a laptop or tablet so that you can work in your Unit 2 draft.