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Use the CQR report and the articles they cite as a starting point for your research, to help you further narrow your topic and answer the questions you want to explore. When completed, you must have at least 8 sources in your Annotated Bibliography before you begin writing the Research essay. However, for Part 1, we will begin with 4-6 sources from the CQR report.
First, read the three articles related to one aspect of the issue from the “Next Step” section of the bibliography in the CQR report. These articles should show you more sides of the issue and give more context for your argument. Take notes on each article, just as you did for the Analysis essay. Then write a bibliographic entry, following the examples shown in EmpoWord, and in the OWL MLA Guide. You should now have at least four entries in your bibliography: the CQR report itself (as you listed it for the first essay) and these three additional articles.
Next, write a brief annotation for each of the four entries (essentially a paragraph size analysis of 50-100 words – see Annotations, below, and the Evaluative Annotation examples in EmpoWord, 314-328). These will be the first four entries of your Annotated Bibliography.
You may add two more articles to your annotated bibliography from the “Articles” section of the CQR Bibliography . To read an article, click the “tiny URL” link in the CQR report, which allows you to see the full text of the article, either on the web or as a PDF. These links are in blue, and available in the PDF version of the report that I have posted on Canvas.
Annotations: Begin each entry with a MLA bibliographic citation for the source (see examples in the Annotated Bibliography module and in the OWL MLA slide presentation, slides 30-41). List all your sources alphabetically by the first word in the citation, which is usually the last name of the author. DO NOT simply copy and paste the entry form the CQR bibliography without reformatting the information, because CQR uses APA format, and your entries need to be in MLA format. Then add your annotation, essentially a paragraph sized rhetorical analysis of the source.
Consider the following questions in your annotations:
1. What is the issue the article addresses? What is motivating this writer? Who is the intended audience?
2. What is the thesis, or major claim? How does the argument answer the issue?
3. What kind of support is given for the thesis? Is the appeal mostly logical, ethical, or emotional? Or a combination? Explain. Is the support appropriate and effective? Explain. What other rhetorical strategies (organization, tone, etc.) do you see in the argument?
4. Are there any problems with the argument the author presents? Does the evidence meet the standards of STAR criteria? Explain.
You may select the four new sources from articles in the CQR bibliography, or other related CQR reports and the EBSCO online database, as demonstrated in class (see recording and the directions given in the AB module). In EBSCO and JSTOR, use search words and parameters to help you find articles specifically related to your thesis, and its antithesis, or counter arguments. All sources must be credible and peer reviewed. Do not simply “google” the internet to find sources! You must only use CQR, EBSCO, and JSTOR to find articles!
Take notes on each article, and as before, write a bibliographic entry and a brief annotation (a short paragraph) for each article or report. Begin with the MLA bibliographic citation for each source (this looks the same as for the Works Cited – see my examples and those in the “OWL MLA 8th Edition” slide presentation, slides 30-41, in the Annotated Bibliography Module). List all your sources alphabetically by the first word in the citation, which is usually the last name of the author. Then add the annotation, essentially a paragraph sized (50-100 words) rhetorical analysis of the source. Consider the following questions in your annotations, just as you did before for Part 1:
1. What is the issue the article addresses? What is motivating this writer? Who is the intended audience?
2. What is the thesis, or major claim? How does the argument answer the issue?
3. What kind of support is given for the thesis? Is the appeal mostly logical, ethical, or emotional? Or a combination? Explain. Is the support appropriate and effective? Explain. What other rhetorical strategies (organization, tone, etc) do you see in the argument?
4. Are there any problems with the argument the author presents? Does the evidence meet the standards of STAR criteria? Explain.
5. How do you plan to use this source in your research essay? Does it support your thesis, or another claim that is important to your argument? Or does it support the antithesis, and provide a counter argument you need to answer?
Additional Reading: EmpoWord Ch. 9, “Interacting with Sources: The Annotated Bibliography,” 287-288. Also read Ch. 7, “Argumentation,” and Ch. 8, “Research Concepts.”
Format: Your final annotations must be typed following MLA format conventions for bibliographic/works cited entries, listed alphabetically, with a “hanging indent” (first line left justified, following lines indented – see my examples and those in the “OWL MLA 8th Edition” slide presentation, slides 30-41, in the module). Please use 12-point Times New Roman (or something similar) for your font style and size. Submit your file in MS Word (.doc or .docx) or Adobe Portable Document (.pdf). Other formats are NOT acceptable for submission. 5. How do you plan to use this source in your research essay? Does it support your thesis, or another claim that is important to your argument? Or does it support the antithesis, and provide a counter argument you need to answer?
Additional Reading: EmpoWord Ch. 9, “Interacting with Sources: The Annotated Bibliography,” 287-288, and examples, 314-328. Also read Ch. 7, “Argumentation,” and Ch. 8, “Research Concepts.”
Format: Your final annotations must be typed following MLA format conventions for bibliographic/works cited entries, listed alphabetically, with a “reverse indent” (first line left justified, following lines indented – see examples in the module and EmpoWord). Please use 12-point Times New Roman (or something similar) for your font style and size. Submit your file in MS Word (.doc or .docx) or Adobe Portable Document (.pdf). Other formats are NOT acceptable for submission.

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