Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: review Chapter 6
Lesson
Link (Word doc): Source Evaluation Worksheet
Download Source Evaluation Worksheet
(Download and save doc as “[your name] Annotated Bibliography”)
Minimum of 5 scholarly sources (You may include sources you developed in Week 3 if they meet scholarly criteria).
Introduction
You have arrived at the third part
of the Course Project. By this week, you should have collected the
sources that you need to support, with relevant evidence, the position
you have taken on the issue you chose, and the three aspects of the
issue you will write about. This week you will submit a thesis statement
and an annotated bibliography of at least five sources that you will
use in your paper.
Here is a brief breakdown of the project so that you can plan your time in the course:
Week
Task
Week 1
Topic Selection: Completed and avaliable for view in uploaded files
Week 3
Issue Review (both sides): Completed and avaliable for view in uploaded files
Week 5
Thesis & Annotated Bibliography (both sides)
Week 7
Argumentative Paper
This week, submit the following:
A thesis statement stating your opinion/conclusion on the issue, the
supporting points you will offer and at least one relevant opposing
view you will address.
An annotated bibliography with evaluation of at least five (5)
sources you intend to use in your final paper to support your claim.
These are sources that provide evidence to support that your claim should be accepted by the reader.
Scholarly sources are preferred and should be used where available;
due to the nature of some of the topics, authoritative articles in very
high quality substantive journals may also be acceptable.
Use the Source Evaluation Worksheet to determine the following: (sheet avaliable in uploaded files)
If your source is current
If it is not current, explain why you think it is acceptable.
If your source is credible, reliable, and authoritative
How well your source supports your thesis
If the annotation does not make this obvious, explain to your instructor how you will use it.
If your support is popular
If it is, explain to your instructor why you think it is acceptable.
Prepare a citation, annotation, and evaluation for each source.
See the following link for an example:
Link: How to Complete the Source Evaluation Worksheet Below
Example Link Information below:
Annotation Example
Waite, L. J., Goldschneider,
F. K., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and the erosion of
traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological Review, 51, 541-554.
The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown
University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young
Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by
young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations,
moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find
their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects
were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from
parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and
changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by
Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role
attitudes as a result of nonfamily living.
Source Evaluation Example
2a. While this source
is not current, it has formed the basis for numerous follow-up studies
and it frequently cited in the literature; it has both historical value
and also serves as a base-point for tracking changing attitudes.
2b. This is a scholarly source; the source is credible, reliable and
authoritative. The authors were experts in their fields, published
their study in a peer-reviewed journal, and the study has held up under
rigorous scrutiny by other experts in the field.
2c. This source strongly supports my thesis that the current pattern
of young adults remaining with family because they cannot afford
independent living due to student loan obligations is having a negative
effect on young adults developing self-sufficiency and individualism.
2d. This source is popular; it is used to show how public opinion was influenced by advertising.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 100-150 words per source for Part 1; 50-80 words per source for Part 2 (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page
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