6:42 < To Do Assignment Details ENGL&102 17813 - S24 - Composition II May 2, 2024 at 11:59 PM .. LTE Reminder Add due date reminder notifications about this assignment on this device. Submission Types File Upload + Description This is our second major assignment, the Annotated Source list. It's worth 100 points and due on Thursday, May 2. You will need to submit a list of sources AND notes on each sources. Please see the detailed instructions (and a sample list entry) in the attached file. I will deduct points for sources which are not reliable; please refer back to the Evaluating Sources assignment. You should include at least two scholarly sources on your list. Annotated Source List.pdf ◄ Previous Submit Assignment Next ▸ 2 000 000 Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox 6:43 Annotated Source Li... ■LTE Q English 102/Laughtland Annotated List of Eight Sources Background/Goals: In this assignment, you'll practice using MLA format for assembling Works Cited lists, develop a preliminary (tentative) version of the Works Cited list you'll submit as part of your final research paper, and critically examine the quality, usefulness, and relevance of your sources. Your final paper won't require the annotations that are involved as part of this assignment; the main idea of this assignment is to get you to find and evaluate several sources that you will be able to use as you write your paper. Reading: In The Curious Researcher, Chapter 2 will be helpful to you for ideas on doing research and deciding if sources are reliable and appropriate for an academic paper, and Appendix A gives you formatting guidelines for MLA style. For this assignment, you MUST follow appropriate MLA formatting to earn full credit. See also the MLA guidelines on Edmonds CC's MLA LibGuide: http://edcc.libguides.com/mla. Assignment: For this prewriting step, list at least eight sources that you expect to cite in your final paper. Compose and organize the bibliographic information for the sources as if you were writing a Works Cited list (use alphabetical order, double-space evenly throughout, punctuate carefully, etc.). Your list needs to include formal annotations (or notes) about the sources in addition to the bibliographic information. Your annotations should consist of 3-4 sentences about each source to summarize the content of the source and comment on its potential usefulness to your paper (that is, comment on how the information will relate to your thesis). Specs/Assessment: I'll be grading on the careful, correct use of MLA format. You must follow the specific format for MLA Works Cited lists as explained in our textbook and the LibGuide. Most importantly, I'll be looking for sources that meet the criteria of reliable and scholarly sources appropriate for academic writing. Your annotation for each source should be brief yet specific enough to indicate the relevance of the source to your thesis. I also expect to see complete sentences, correct grammar and spelling, and general attention to detail in your writing. Below is a template to follow along with a sample entry (on a different course theme). Author's last name, Author's first name. "Title of Article." [or] Title of Book. Publication information according to MLA guidelines including place and name of publisher, year of publication (for books), editor(s), page numbers (for anthologies and journals), name of the database if you retrieved the article online, library where the database is located, date of access and URL for the database. Follow the bibliographic information with a sentence or two that summarizes the book or article, especially the part that is relevant to your essay. End with at least one sentence that comments on the work's strengths or weaknesses and its general usefulness to your project. Trenton, Patricia, and Patrick T. Houlihan. Native Americans: Five Centuries of Changing Images. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. This work compares 500 years of historical information and artifacts with drawings, paintings, and photographs depicting Native Americans and their cultures. The historical information provided is useful for establishing the contexts for variances among the images and artifacts, but the book provides no examples of art that reveal how Native Americans have viewed themselves. Below are more guidelines to consider in choosing strong sources. I. AUTHORITY Evaluation Criteria for Web Sources from Susan E. Beck, New Mexico State University Library Is there an author? Is the page signed? Is the author qualified? An expert? 2 000 000 Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox 6:43 Annotated Source Li... Q ■LTE Д years of historical information and artifacts with drawings, paintings, and photographs depicting Native Americans and their cultures. The historical information provided is useful for establishing the contexts for variances among the images and artifacts, but the book provides no examples of art that reveal how Native Americans have viewed themselves. Below are more guidelines to consider in choosing strong sources. I. AUTHORITY Evaluation Criteria for Web Sources from Susan E. Beck, New Mexico State University Library Is there an author? Is the page signed? Is the author qualified? An expert? Who is the sponsor? Is the sponsor of the page reputable? How reputable? Is there a link to information about the author or the sponsor? If the page includes neither a signature nor indicates a sponsor, is there any other way to determine its origin? RATIONALE --Look for a header or footer showing affiliation. --Look at the URL. http://www.fbi.gov --Look at the domain. .edu, .com, .ac.uk, .org, .net 1. Anyone can publish anything on the web. 2. It is often hard to determine a web page's authorship. 3. Even if a page is signed, qualifications are not usually provided. 4. Sponsorship is not always indicated. II. ACCURACY Is the information reliable and error-free? Is there an editor or someone who verifies/checks the information? RATIONALE 1. See number 1 above. 2. Web resources rarely have editors or fact-checkers. 3. Currently, no web standards exist to ensure accuracy. III. OBJECTIVITY Does the information show a minimum of bias? Is the page designed to sway opinion? Is there any advertising on the page? RATIONALE 1. Frequently the goals of the sponsors/authors are not clearly stated. 2. Often the Web serves as a virtual soapbox. IV. CURRENCY Is the page dated? If so, when was the last update? How current are the links? Have some expired or moved? RATIONALE 1. Publication or revision dates are not always provided. 2. If a date is provided, it may have various meanings. For example, --It may indicate when the material was first written --It may indicate when the material was first placed on the Web --It may indicate when the material was last revised 2 000 000 Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox 6:43 Annotated Source Li... III. OBJECTIVITY Does the information show a minimum of bias? Is the page designed to sway opinion? Is there any advertising on the page? RATIONALE 1. Frequently the goals of the sponsors/authors are not clearly stated. 2. Often the Web serves as a virtual soapbox. IV. CURRENCY Is the page dated? If so, when was the last update? How current are the links? Have some expired or moved? ...I LTE Д RATIONALE 1. Publication or revision dates are not always provided. 2. If a date is provided, it may have various meanings. For example, V. COVERAGE --It may indicate when the material was first written --It may indicate when the material was first placed on the Web --It may indicate when the material was last revised What topics are covered? What does this page offer that is not found elsewhere? What is its intrinsic value? How in-depth is the material? RATIONALE 1. Web coverage often differs from print coverage. 2. Frequently, it's difficult to determine the extent of coverage of a topic from a web page. The page may or may not include links to other web pages or print references. 3. Sometimes web information is "just for fun", a hoax, someone's personal expression that may be of interest to no one, or even outright silliness. 2 000 000 Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox