My research topic is on Chinua Achebe

My research topic is on Chinua Achebe

Annotated Bibliography Due Sunday 23 Nov

To prepare for your research paper, you will submit an annotated bibliography that contains at least 5 secondary sources. These sources should come ONLY from the GMC library databases. For each source, you will provide a paragraph-long annotation.

Your annotated bibliography will be graded on the following rubric: Sources	10 points
Annotations	20 points
MLA Style	15 points
Mechanics, Grammar, and Punctuation	5 points

Sources

You must provide at least five sources

Each source should be a critical argument on the reading you’ve chosen for your research paper. Sources that only provide biographical information or plot summary are unacceptable. The source MUST provide an argument.

Annotations

The annotation for each source should be a paragraph in length (at least 150 words).

You must include a brief summary of the source. This summary should include the author’s thesis.

You must provide an analysis of how you may use the source in your paper.

For more information on how to write an annotated bibliography, you should view the Purdue OWL’s website here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/.

MLA Style

Your bibliography should be formatted according to MLA format.

For each source, you must provide an MLA citation. Too see how to cite an article from an online database, you should view the following website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/.

Mechanics, Grammar, and Punctuation

All written assignments should be mechanically and grammatically correct with proper punctuation.

For more information on each of these, you should view the Purdue OWL’s General Writing Resources page: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1