the GMC librarydatabases

Annotated Bibliography

 

 

To prepare for your research paper, you will submit an annotated bibliography that contains atleast 5 secondarysources.These sources shouldcome ONLY from the GMC librarydatabases.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 anargument.

  Annotations

• The annotation for each source should bea paragraph in length (at least 150 words).
• You must includea 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 thePurdue OWL’s website here:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/.

  MLA Style

• Your bibliography should be formattedaccording to MLA format.
• For each source,you must provide an MLA citation.  Too see how to citean article froman 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/.

   

  NEED IT IN 6 HOURS