Noon Wednesday, Oct 28th: Conclusion (see instructions below). For this, you will click two categories!  “Source Entry RD and Conclusion RD.”

PLEASE NOTE: YOUR FINAL SOURCE ENTRY (THE LEGAL SOURCE) WILL BE DUE ON  NOV 9, WHICH IS LATER THAN THE UNIT IS DUE.  THIS IS SO DR. COUGHLIN CAN HELP YOU.  THE REST OF THE UNIT (INTRO, 3 SOURCE ENTRIES, CONCLUSION) WILL BE DUE OCT 30!

Here are the directions for writing the conclusion from the “Annotated Bibliography Road Map:”

Conclusion ( at least 400 words):

You will summarize what you found in your research– you might also want to write about what the most important or interesting thing you found is.

You will tell readers what surprised you, or how your understanding of your question deepened or changed. (Spoiler: if the answer is “not at all”, you did not do enough research.)

You will explain why what you learned is important

You will explain who you think needs to know about it and why (Another spoiler: be specific!  The answer can not be “everyone.”  That is too big of an audience.  Narrow it down to who needs to hear about it first!) 

Friday, Oct 30: Annotated Bibliography Unit Due: (use category Annotated Bib Final)

So, you’ve written all the parts.  Now it’s time to put them together!  Your final draft will contain:

  • Intro
  • THREE  Source Entries
  • Conclusion!

Consider your presentation. Think about what we talked about when we discussed “Clean Up Your Mess.”  What annoys you when you read online?  Don’t do that?  What do you like when you read online?  Try to do that!  I realize this is an odd assignment– the audience for an annotated bibliography is often a small team that is sharing research, or even our future selves.  But still, we can make the Reflective Annotated Bib look good!

It can  help to use headings, if they fit (it’s more helpful to have a descriptive heading, like “Expanding my mind with the Multiverse” rather than something generic like “section two.”)  This isn’t a requirement, just an option.  Likewise, feel free to add an image or two if you feel it would spice things up! This is also totally optional.

REMEMBER: THE FOURTH SOURCE ENTRY (THE LEGAL SOURCE) WILL BE DUE ON NOV 9, AFTER CONFERRING WITH DR. C!