Week 10 - Typed Paper #3 - Annotated Bibliography

Assignment Directive:

1. Review references from course papers 1 & 2 (or) a typed paper with references from another class (maybe learning community).

2. Review mini lecture: Week 8 - Paper #3 Annotated Bibliography"How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography" and/or use online references or text references to increase your knowledge of the assignment topic.

3. Take three references that were cited in your papers and advance those three references to an annotated bibliography format.

4. Document will be completed in MLA format
5. A two or one paragraph statement explaining the purpose and design of an annotated bibliography is required. Within this section of your document the type of annotated bibliography that is being sued should be noted. Example - MLA format or APA format. Hint: Refer to the mini lecture for verbiage or use online sources to advance your statement.

6. Paper is due in typed format on March 19, 2009.

Week 9 - Pre mid-term drill Journal essay

Monday Journal Entry (draft) - prep work for mid-term 5 paragraph essay

Steps:
1. Review your entire journal
2. Review the course blog
3. Review your English course text & your Learning Community text
4. Review your group project
5. Review your 2 typed papers (hopefully you have saved a copy) & the APA & MLA links attached to this blog.
6. Review any written assignment from another class (hopefully from your Learning Community course)
7. Design an outline or mind map - highlighting three key areas/focus of academic study priority and three areas/focus of academic study that you have mastered (or mastered the most). Example: Three areas of academic study priority are - Reading a text in a critical fashion, note taking, APA style format.
8. Five paragraph essay - Design a five paragraph essay stating a general thesis about your personal academic mission and support that thesis statement with the section identified in step 7 of this assignment directive.
9. Draft must be in pen.
10. Journal entry heading: Advancing my Academic Commitment
11. Once you have prepared completed steps 7 & 8 - type your draft essay according to MLA guidelines.

NOTE: There is no way this journal entry will be able to completed during this class period. This is an introductory drill to prepare students for their mid-term five paragraph mid-term exam entry.

WARNING: Lorenzo will not grade a mid-term exam that does not have a typed five paragraph essay. This MLA style document will be submitted separately at the beginning of week #10 - Monday 3/16/09 class.

Week 9 - Overview

Monday - Individual Writing Exercise (Journal Review/Pre-Exam Drill)

Tuesday - Smart Room - Group and Individual Review of Chapters 7&8

Wednesday - Online Classroom (Mid Term Exam - Part 1)

Thursday - Online Classroom (Mid Term Exam - Part 2)


Mid Term Exam Directive:

1. Journal Title - Mid Term Exam
2. List Dates - 3/10 Wednesday - 3/11 Thursday
3. Write the actual question you are answering.
4. Write Answer clearly
5. Use a pen
6. Exam due date: Following Monday (Week 10)

Week 8 - Online Grammar Test - 3/5/09

Smart Room Exercise

Students will be prompted to visit:

http://www.grammar-monster.com/



Time: 25 minutes

Self Scoring

Week 8 - Plagiarism Review

The Problem with Plagiarism

Directive:Students are to visit this site (homework assignment) and be ready to discuss the topic on 4/5/09.

http://www.plagiarism.org/

Week 8 - Paper 3, Annotated Bibilography

How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography

Topic Content, within this online lecture:

1. WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?
2. ANNOTATIONS VS. ABSTRACTS
3. THE PROCESS
4. CRITICALLY APPRAISING THE BOOK, ARTICLE, OR DOCUMENT
5. CHOOSING THE CORRECT FORMAT FOR THE CITATIONS
6. SAMPLE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY FOR A JOURNAL ARTICLE
   

WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

ANNOTATIONS VS. ABSTRACTS
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.

THE PROCESS

Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition, succinct analysis, and informed library research.
First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.
Cite the book, article, or document using the appropriate style.
Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include one or more sentences that (a) evaluate the authority or background of the author, (b) comment on the intended audience, (c) compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, or (d) explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic.


CRITICALLY APPRAISING THE BOOK, ARTICLE, OR DOCUMENT
For guidance in critically appraising and analyzing the sources for your bibliography. For information on the author's background and views, ask at the reference desk for help finding appropriate biographical reference materials and book review sources.


CHOOSING THE CORRECT FORMAT FOR THE CITATIONS
CUL Publications 7 and 8, MLA Citation Style and APA Citation Style, are available at the Uris and Olin Reference desks. Style manuals for these and other formats are also kept in the reference collections. Check with your instructor to find out which style is preferred for your class. Online citation guides for both Mondern Language Association (MLA) and American Psycholo gical Association (APA) are available in the January secition of this blog under the heading of 'links'.


SAMPLE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY FOR A JOURNAL ARTICLE

The following example uses the APA format for the journal citation. NOTE: APA requires double spacing within citations

Waite, L. J., Goldschneider, F. K., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and
the erosion of traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological Review, 51, 541-554.

The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living.

This example uses the MLA format for the journal citation. NOTE: Standard MLA practice requires double spacing within citations.

Waite, Linda J., Frances Kobrin Goldscheider, and Christina Witsberger. "Nonfamily Living and
the Erosion of Traditional Family Orientations Among Young Adults." American Sociological Review 51 (1986): 541-554.

The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes as a result of nonfamily living.

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Revised 03 May 2008 [MOE; add Google Analytics script]Michael Engle, Amy Blumenthal, and Tony CosgraveReference DepartmentURL: http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm

Please refere to this site prior to beginning assignment tasks:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm

Week Eight - Overview

Classroom Management

Monday: Continued review of (journal/home work/classroom assignments - Review of Ch 7 & 8

Tuesday: No class - Convocation and Smart Room Repairs

Wednesday: Grammar

Thursday: Paper # 3 mini lecture, Power Point upgrade

Note: Students have had two weeks to read chapters 7/8. Come prepared to share your views of topics, reading process and extended research.

Assignments (notice of what remains open and closed):
1. Paper 1 and 2 - closed
2. Chapters 1/2/3/4/5/6 - closed
3. Journal Essays/Entries - 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 - closed
4. Voc. #1 - Closed
5. The Black Oak Project - Auditions/review - closed
6. Convocation - slips - check off - Monday
7. One on One Interviews - Open - another session will occur prior to mid terms
8. Grade Postings - corrections made in professors files
9. Chapters 6/7/8 - open
10. Power points - open - (advancement of format and research validity)