Writing Four: The Research Outline

Writing Four: The Research Outline

This assessment is the first draft of your proposed research paper. It should comply with all requirements as indicated in the research paper outline and requirements. DUE DATE: February 6, 2022

The research outline needs to be one page long

WRITING FIVE: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 

What exactly is an annotated bibliography? 

BIBLIOGRAPHY = list of citations information sources (books, articles, documents, websites or webpages, audio, video). ANNOTATION = a brief (often about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph the purpose of which is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.  EXPLANATION: An annotated bibliography summarizes the central theme and scope of each source in the list. Each annotation should include:  CITATION: a complete citation for each work included.  SUMMARY: a sentence or two summarizing the author’s main point.  EVALUATION: a) a statement about the type of source (e.g., a scholarly research article, an editorial from a professional magazine, a feature newspaper article, a chapter from a popular book, a U.S. government website); b) a short evaluation of the authority of the author to write about the topic, quality of the source, objectivity, etc. YOUR NOTES: Your own thoughts on why this is relevant for you in the context of your research paper, and how you will use this source.  TIPS: Don’t confuse abstracts or summaries with annotations. Abstracts are the purely descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles or in periodical indexes. Annotations are descriptive and critical; they expose the author’s point of view, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and authority. 

See the list of criteria for evaluating sources at http://library.njit.edu/researchhelpdesk/howto/evaluate.php 

See also Engle, Blumenthal, and Cosgrave. “How to prepare an annotated bibliography.” Reference Department. Uris and Olin Libraries, Cornell University. rev. 12 Feb 2010. Accessed 27 August 2010. http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm 

Within the annotated bibliography, 10 sources will be needed to meet the requirements listed above.