Project Two: Annotated Biblio
- Due No Due Date
- Points 100
- Submitting a file upload
- File Types doc, pdf, and docx
Project Description:
Your second writing assignment will be an annotated bibliography. As Foer does at the beginning of his book, you will write an introduction that explains the rationale for the annotated bibliography about an aspect of food/food systems. The purpose of an annotated bibliography is to prepare for a researched argument. The goal for this project is not to present your argument; rather, you are to analyze varying arguments in an objective manner and understand those varying arguments. Once you have become informed about the arguments, you will have the necessary information to present a well-reasoned, and informed argument for your last project (Project Three).
Directions:
You do not need to do any extensive research; you have a number of resources provided you under the “resources” in Canvas. For this project, you should think about and come up with a research question. That question will guide your research. You should read four of the sources (that revolve around the same issue) and annotate those sources. The annotations should remain objective and merely summarize the sources and provide some awareness of the sources’ validity.
Project Outcomes and Objectives:
Students will:
- Read sources critically and carefully interpret the sources claims.
- Analyze information
- Evaluate the strength of the sources’ arguments/claims and validity of the sources itself.
- Synthesize the information and write a clear conclusion with the findings of that synthesis.
- Balance the sources’ material with their own, writerly voice
- Build on skills learned in Project one
Genre Conventions: Formal, nonfiction academic writing
Assignment:
This assignments word count will depend on the depth (which depends on the need) of the sources’ annotations. The assignment should follow the supplementary material that outlines the format of the annotated bibliography. All papers should present a narrative to justify the research question; a research question; four annotations that include summary and evaluation; and a conclusion.
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