Create a complete Annotated Bibliography for 5 academic scholarly sources, which includes proper MLA Works Cited and the annotation (see below for examples of each component). A total of 5 academic-scholarly sources are required for completion of your research paper.
*Only scholarly sources should be used in assignments. These include peer-reviewed publications, government reports, or sources written by a professional or scholar in the field. Wikipedia, Wikis, .com websites or blogs should not be used as anyone can add information to these sites.
Generic Guidelines for Scholarly Sources:
the author has a Ph.D. or other terminal degree,
the work appears in a multi-volumed, peer-reviewed journal, and has ample references at the end.
The articles provided in the count as academic sources.
Tutorial for Scholarly Research
Good annotations: Use proper MLA Citation & Works Citedand have a detailed reading of the source, covering the following: Summarizes key points, and identifies key terms (using quotation marks, and citing a page in parentheses);Locates controversies or “problems” raised by the articles; States whether the student agrees or disagrees and gives reasons; Locates one or two quotations to be used in the research paper; and Evaluates the ways in which this article is important and has helped the student to focus his/her understanding. Example Citation: Mezirow, J. “Transformative Learning as Discourse.” Journal of Transformative Education, 1(1), 58-63, 2003. Annotation Example: In this article, Mezirow makes a distinction between “instrumental” and “communicative” learning. “Instrumental learning” refers to those processes which measure and gage learning, such as tests, grades, comments, quizzes, attendance records and the like. “Communicative learning,” on the other hand, refers to understanding created over time between individuals in what Mezirow calls “critical-dialectical-discourse,” which is a fancy way of saying, important conversation between 2 or more speakers (59). Another key idea Mezirow discusses is “transformative learning,” which changes the mind, the heart, the values and beliefs of people so that they may act better in the world (61) . Mezirow argues that “hungry, desperate, homeless, sick, destitute, and intimidated people obviously cannot participate fully and freely in discourse” (59). On the one hand, he is right: there are some people who cannot fully engage because their crisis is so long and deep, they are prevented. But, I don’t think Mezirow should make the blanket assumption that everyone in unfortunate circumstances is incapable of entering the discourse meaningfully. One thing is certain: if we gave as much attention to the non-instrumental forms of intelligence–like goodness, compassion, forgiveness, wonder, self-motivation, creativity, humor, love, and other non-measured forms of intelligence in our school curriculum, we’d see better people, actors in the world, and interested investigators than we currently have graduating high school.
