renewable energy (ecosystems)

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY INSTRUCTIONS
Download and print instructions—review them as you work and before you submit your work.
An annotated bibliography is a typed list of sources, documented according to MLA format. (Include the MLA required header, heading, and center Annotated Bibliography above your working thesis.) Also, include a brief summary and review of each source (see the examples provided with this assignment, on EW RSU 17-18, in Unit 7 Course Resources/Handouts, and EW 146-48).
This annotated bibliography is a first step in writing an argumentative, researched essay. The purposes of the annotated bibliography are to get you to think critically about the sources you are using, to begin mastering the material in the sources, and to relate the sources to one another (synthesize) to support your argument.
The Annotated Bibliography template provided in this unit shows you how to format the document.
Prompt
For this assignment, include four possible sources that you have found in your research for the prompt you have selected for Essay 2, excluding any source from MH. ALL research sources must come from the RSU library databases or catalogue. Begin your annotated bibliography with a working thesis statement. Each source listed in your annotated bibliography must contain the following information:
Requirements
Documentation Requirements
1. Above the summary of each source, include a works cited entry.
2. All sources should be listed in alphabetical order.
3. Any specific paraphrases or direct quotations from passages of the source must be followed with in-text citations.
Summary Requirements
1. Include the name of the author and the title of the work in the topic sentence. The topic sentence should also make a claim about what you feel is the main idea of the work.
2. The body of the paragraph should be five to seven sentences long.
3. The summary must consistently provide attributions for your source.
4. Except for the direct quotations, the summary should be in your own words.
5. Do not include your opinion of the selection or your own knowledge of the subject in the summary paragraph.
6. Do not use first person point of view
Review Requirements
(ATTENTION: SEE EW 148-49 FOR THE CRITERIA YOU WILL NEED TO REVIEW A SOURCE YOU FIND IN YOUR RESEARCH)
1. Include the name of the author and the title of the work in the topic sentence. The topic sentence should also make a claim about why you feel the work is effective and credible. To examine the credibility, you must explain why this essay is an academic source; to do this, you must know the the publisher of the source is an academically respected source.
2. The body of the paragraph should be five to seven sentences long.
3. Except for the direct quotations required, the review should be in your own words.
4. Stay on topic.
5. Do NOT use first person point of view
Required Quotes:
Place the following required quotes where you think they best fit into your writing:
1. Include FOUR integrated quotes—one for each source.
2. Introduce one of the quotes with a colon. Review the sections on integrating quotes in both texts; also, review the “signal verbs” on page 156 of The Everyday Writer.

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