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Assignment Info: For your Third major assignment, You will be writing an Annotated Bibliography

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For your Third major assignment, You will be writing an Annotated Bibliography. For this, I'm going to give you a couple options. Make sure that whichever option you choose, it is one that you can research thoroughly, argue your points clearly, and really spend some time with. Remember, this annotated bib will serve as the basis for your final research paper. (See details on the annotated bibliography above.) You don't have to know your topic at the beginning of this unit, but try to have a good idea of it, say, midway through the second week of this unit. If you do this, you should still have ample time to research your topic and write you evaluative annotated bibliography. Also remember to follow our formatting guidelines, focus your argument on logos, follow the prompts,use APA citation for outside resources, and submit this assignment by the assigned due date. Details are found below. 

Assignment length: See desciption of annotated bibliography above.  

Percentage of final grade: 25% of final grade.

Due date: 11:59pm Tuesday, April 12th. 

Option 1: Conspiracy theories. 

If you choose this option, you will be discussing a specific conspiracy theory. how it can or has been debunked, and the effects this theory has had on the population as a whole. Keep in mind, not all conspiracy theories are 100% false (for example, the MK-Ultra program, the US governement poisoning alcohol during prohibition, and the governement's investigations into UFOs). Some, in fact, start with a sliver of truth, but through misinformation, disinformation, and manipulation, the theory can be taken to outrageous and even dangerous extremes. Keep in mind some of the theories we have discussed in class. You can write about any of these if you so choose, but I would rather you find a new topic if you are able.

Examples that could be used: Covid conspiracies, Anti-vaxination conspiracies, Roswell and Area 51, chemtrails, 5G, floride in the water, flat Earth... 

Option 2: Community engagement

As I have sated before, I have a fairly flexible definition of community. My personal definition of a community relates to having a common cause or common concerns with a group of people. Think about the communities in which you belong, identify your common causes or concerns, and start mulling over your research topic. 

We'll be discussing possible topics as we go along, but some excellent topics I have received in the past include tackling homelessness, drug addition, environmental concerns, poverty, sexual harassment, the wage gap, gun laws, unfairly harsh sentencing in the judicial system, and national/state drug policy.

Annotated Bibliography checklist

Thesis Statement:

1. Does the thesis statement fit as one full sentence with a limited subject, the position you are arguing, and three points to back up your argument?
2. Is the thesis sentence underlined?

Introductory paragraph:

3. Does the introductory paragraph hook the reader?
4. Does it end with the thesis statement?
5. Do you include any information taken from an outside source, and if so, is it properly cited in-text?

Body Paragraphs

6. Do you have three total body paragraphs (one for each point from your thesis statement)?
7. Does each body paragraph address a point of argument?
8. Do they begin with a solid statement with the first sentence?
9. Does the rest of the paragraph support that statement?
10. Do they end with a transitional sentence that moves the reader forward through the material?
11. Do they, as a whole, connect back to the thesis statement?
12. Are all examples of direct quotes, summary, and/or paraphrase taken from outside sources properly cited in-text?

Annotations

13. Do you have five total annotations, one annotation per page?
14. Does each annotation have the full MLA style citation (the same that would appear on the Works Cited page) at the top?
15. Does the citation have a hanging indent?
16. Does it include the date you accessed the source at the end of the citation?
17. Do you have an overview paragraph for the source as the second part of the annotation?
18. Do you have a longer analysis paragraph as the third part of the annotation?
19. Are all of your annotations put in alphabetical order as they would appear on the Works Cited page?

Works Cited Page

20. Are all of your citations in alphabetical order?
21. Does each citation end with the date that you accessed the material?
22. Is each citation using the hanging indent?

Overall Format

23. Are you formatted in Times New Roman 12-point font?
24. Are you double spaced with the extra space between paragraphs removed (see the formatting for all assignments.doc under the introduction to the course tab)?
25. Do you have page numbers and your last name in the upper right-hand side of each page?
26. Do you have your name, class number, my name, and the date on the upper left-hand side of the first page?
27. Is the first line of each paragraph indented?

Grammar and punctuation (go line-by-line to check the following)

1. Comma spices or run-on sentences (#):
2. Missing or misused commas (#):
3. Verb tense mistakes (#):
4. Verb conjugation mistakes (#):
5. Improper punctuation (#): 
6. Capitalization errors (#):
7. Passive verb (“to be” verbs) forms used (eliminate these) (#):
8. Uses of first or second person voice (eliminate these) (#):
9. Overly wordy sentences(#):
10. Cases of repetition (#):
11. Spelling errors (#):