Annotated bibliography + outline + sample paragraph or Annotated bibliography + full draft + reverse outline 20%
Look ahead to the research essay. This assignment is a first step to completing that one.
Annotated bibliography
The annotated bibliography will include three secondary sources. The sources must be peer-reviewed. You can find peer-reviewed books and articles through the library. Do not use texts from our course reading schedule in the annotated bibliography—this assignment requires you to find your own sources.
Make an entry for each source with a citation in MLA format. Briefly summarize each source. Additionally, explain how the source pertains to your argument: would you build on it, disagree with it, or take it in a new direction? How? Be specific. Use about 200 words for each summary and about 100 words to explain how the source will contribute to your argument.
Outline + sample paragraph
Option One
Compose an outline that includes 1) your thesis statement and 2) a topic sentence for each body paragraph. Make sure that the topic sentences include meaningful transitions.
Choose one body paragraph to fully develop as a sample paragraph.
Note that in order to write topic sentences with meaningful transitions you will have had to think carefully through the whole argument.
Option Two
Compose a full draft of your essay. Pay special attention to the thesis statement and topic sentences with meaningful transitions because these are the components that I will grade. Identify which body paragraph you want me to take as your sample paragraph for grading. Include a reverse outline: in a numbered list at the end of your draft, sum up in a few words the main idea of each body paragraph. The purpose of the reverse outline is to check the following:
-Are the paragraphs in order?
-Do these paragraphs cover all steps necessary for the argument?
-Do all paragraphs contribute to the thesis?
-Does each paragraph have its own main idea?
-Do all paragraphs prove one main idea all the way through?
Note that I grade the same aspects of the assignment in the two options. You aren’t risking making more mistakes and receiving a lower grade by writing the full draft. The benefit of writing the full draft is that I will be able to provide you with fuller feedback.
Submit: one Word document through Moodle
Word count: 900 words + outline/paragraph or full draft/reverse outline
Format: MLA (12 font; Times New Roman; double spaced; pages numbered; info on top left corner of first page; in-text citations)
Purpose:
To plan the essay’s structure and sources in advance of the next assignment so as to engage in writing as a process and to practice strategies of revision.
Learning objectives:
• Read, annotate, and summarize a variety of academic and non-academic works
• Understand audience, purpose, and occasion
• Analyze and evaluate structure, logic, style, and evidence
• Explore and refine ideas through discussion and debate
• Think and respond critically to a broad range of texts and cultural products
• Engage in a writing process that includes brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising strategies to produce university-level writing
• Apply principles of unity, development, and coherence in writing
• Produce clear, grammatical, and logical written work independently
• Write essays that assert and support clear thesis statements
• Research and assess secondary-source material using university-level methods and resources
• Integrate sources effectively into written work using quotation, paraphrase, and summary
• Document source material and format essays using MLA and/or APA citation methods to uphold the principles of academic integrity
• Recognize and correct errors in their own writing
Rubric:
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Outline / Full draft + reverse outline |
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Does the submission have a debatable and defensible thesis that is appropriate and interesting for the assignment? |
Meets all criteria, perhaps with room for further nuance/finesse |
Meets most criteria |
Meets some criteria |
Meets few criteria |
Does not engage criteria |
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Does the submission have an effective and complete building structure with strong transitions (as demonstrated in outline or in full draft with its reverse outline)? |
Meets all criteria, perhaps with room for further nuance/finesse |
Meets most criteria |
Meets some criteria |
Meets few criteria |
Does not engage criteria |
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Is the sample paragraph well-organized and focused on a distinct point that supports the thesis? Does the sample paragraph fully, clearly, and compellingly work out its analysis of sufficient and well-selected evidence? |
Meets all criteria, perhaps with room for further nuance/finesse |
Meets most criteria |
Meets some criteria |
Meets few criteria |
Does not engage criteria |
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Annotated bibliography |
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Does the entry effectively and efficiently summarize a well-selected source? Source One |
Meets all criteria, perhaps with room for further nuance/finesse |
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Does not engage criteria |
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Does the entry effectively and efficiently summarize a well-selected source? Source Two |
Meets all criteria, perhaps with room for further nuance/finesse |
Meets most criteria |
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Does not engage criteria |
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Does the entry effectively and efficiently summarize a well-selected source? Source Three |
Meets all criteria, perhaps with room for further nuance/finesse |
Meets most criteria |
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Meets few criteria |
Does not engage criteria |
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Does the entry effectively and efficiently explain how the source will be pertinent to the argument? Source One |
Meets all criteria, perhaps with room for further nuance/finesse |
Meets most criteria |
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Does not engage criteria |
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Does the entry effectively and efficiently explain how the source will be pertinent to the argument? Source Two |
Meets all criteria, perhaps with room for further nuance/finesse |
Meets most criteria |
Meets some criteria |
Meets few criteria |
Does not engage criteria |
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Does the entry effectively and efficiently explain how the source will be pertinent to the argument? Source Three |
Meets all criteria, perhaps with room for further nuance/finesse |
Meets most criteria |
Meets some criteria |
Meets few criteria |
Does not engage criteria |
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Writing |
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Does this submission use punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling effectively for its purpose and audience? Does this submission effectively consider its purpose and audience in terms of concision, clarity, word choice, title, and MLA style and formatting? |
Meets all criteria, perhaps with room for further nuance/finesse |
Meets most criteria |
Meets some criteria |
Meets few criteria |
Does not engage criteria |
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