If you think you have a better topic to suggest for which we can find the resources easily and write our papers based on them explaing what the problem is and how it can be ameliorated, then please do so.

You must create four (4) annotated bibliography entries formatted into an alphabetized list as a single document.

Your references/resources must come from four different genres: a newspaper, a peer reviewed professional or academic journal, a popular publication (such as Time, The Atlantic, etc.), and a U.S. government publication (maybe a census report, a white paper, an online report, factual information–go to .gov for help and see our course lib guides).

Be prepared to spend a great deal of time looking for references/resources. You may download and use this worksheet to help you collect the details necessary to create the citations and to help you write the annotations. You do not turn in the worksheet, but use it for your own purposes. Also pay attention to the following:

Line spacing and indentation matters
For the citation, punctuation, italics, and MLA requirements for information inclusion matters.
Alphabetize the list by first information in the citation
The 4 sources must include 2 found through ASU’s library databases and 2 sources found either through ASU libraries or through other search practices

one academic periodical found through ASU’s library databases
one non-academic periodical (like a newspaper) found through ASU’s library databases
one video or other filmic medium (a short or full length documentary would work)
one online publication (Like a blog or other website; Wikipedia or other wikis are NOT ALLOWED)
Each annotated bibliography entry is constructed in two parts: the citation and the annotation. See our textbook reading on pages and our course Annotated Bibliography FAQs for more details.

Document style is MLA formatted for Annotated Bibliography, which includes an information identification left header and a document title.

The document title (center alignment) should include the words Annotated Bibliography: [followed by the semester topic]. For example: Annotated Bibliography: Insufficient Hourly Parking at ASU.

The following should appear under the title (left alignment): A working thesis statement for Project 2, the report and another working thesis statement for Project 3, the propose solution argument. See student sample P1 draft.

Topic: (Remember: it is important to think ahead! Is your problem one for which you think you can propose a solution? Is your problem manageable? Topics like global warming, COVID, drug abuse are HUGE topics–avoid problems this big!)

Avoid the following LARGE issues: homelessness, global warming, drug abuse, COVID, fuel costs, health care, issue with law enforcement, waste management, environmental issues, cost of living, public transport (although you might propose extending or cleaning up an existing means of public transport), Pro or Anti-choice issues (unwanted pregnancies). The problem with these problems is that while they are real and ongoing, they are so large that you would not be able to propose a way to ameliorate the larger issue.

Try to select manageable, local (meaning small and important to you) issues that you are sure have been ameliorated elsewhere: street access, bike paths (and bike racks outside of buildings), litter on the streets, personal safety in local public spaces, abandoned shopping carts, unsafe LOCAL roads, local delivery theft, child amenities, such as playgrounds or local summer activities. Or you could break a larger issue down to one of its local parts; for example, you wouldn’t want to propose that your community start up a new public rail system, but might suggest that your local light rail organization extend their service to a particular area. You cannot tackle all of waste management, but you could propose that your local community (building, HOA, office) embrace a robust recycling program.

I have selected a Topic about “the issues of obtaining a driver license in our district”, but I cannot find resources to support my topic. The issue is that obtaining a driving license in our district is very easy. There are some driving schools where we can make driving test appointments for a higher price and we will pass the test regardless of if we were good enough in driving or not. And DPS accepts the test results from these schools and issues the license. People who get their driving licenses this way are very dangerous to other drivers and to the community. They may cause traffics, car accidents, and even can take their own or other people’s lives. I think this problem can be ameliorated when DPS becomes strict on issuing driver licenses and take the road test themselves and do not accept the road test results from private driving schools.

If you think you have a better topic to suggest for which we can find the resources easily and write our papers based on them explaing what the problem is and how it can be ameliorated, then please do so. Thank you!

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