(1500-word minimum)

Rough Draft Due: Wednesday, 11/6/24

Final Draft Due: Monday, 11/11/24 on our OpenLab site (specific instructions to follow)

Assignment

For this assignment, you will compile a 1500-word annotated bibliography about a research question that explores how AI, climate change, or well-being trends intersect with your field of study; it can be the way one of these is impacting your field or the way your field is responding to one of these issues. This document will include three sources exploring the research question you develop regarding our class topic. 

This is not a research essay. It does not begin with a thesis. Instead, you begin with a question and do research to seek answers. Then you compile a list of three sources that help you answer your question along with summaries and analyses of those sources.

A quick note: You will use the research from this assignment for a later assignment, so be sure you truly are interested in your topic.

Annotated bibliographies are used when doing research to help the researcher keep track of multiple sources and ideas. Usually the information gathered is needed for a larger project; therefore, it is important to keep the information organized. Used in almost every field, annotated bibliographies allow for an exploration of a topic or question, and help the researcher compile data and information for anyone interested in learning about the topic.

Your annotated bibliography will include the following:

  • your research question
  • an introduction
  • an entry for each of the three sources:
    • the MLA bibliographic citation
    • a summary summarizing the main point, followed by a paragraph or bullet points listing three details from the sources that help you answer your research question. These should be paraphrased.
    • a rhetorical analysis
    • important quotations
  • a conclusion

Here are the grading criteria for this project, which you can use as a checklist:

  • informative annotated bibliography about the topic and research question
  • include sources that offer a variety of information and viewpoints.
  • Include three sources in total with two different kinds of genres represented among the sources.
  • include all assigned sections and is easy to read with regard to formatting (spacing is consistent, fonts and headings are professional looking, etc.).
  • use MLA in-text citation when quoting from sources.
  • list sources in alphabetical order.
  • use language, transitions, word choice, and grammar that is appropriate for the genre.
  • meet the scope of the project: aim for 1500 words, without padding or unnecessary repetition.
  • attention to finishing touches, in terms of proofreading, formatting, submitting, etc.
  • timely submission of the assignment