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1.  Explain the differences between APA and MLA writing styles(100-150words)

Due date:  May 2

2. Annotated Bibliography(500- 750 words)

Due date: May 5

WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?

An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.

To Read: Read Chapter 29 & 30 on Writing. Also read the information on Annotated Bibliography in the A Writer’s Reference Book (pgs. 410- 411).

To Write: Begin working on Essay #5 (Annotated Bibliography).Choose 4 stories from your Backpack Literature book for this assignment.


Chapter 29 Chapter 29 (2) chapter 29 (3) Chap 29 (4) chap 29 (5)chap 29 (6) 


chap 30 (1) Chap 30 (2)

 pgs 410     pgs 411 

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R3-a Maintain a working bibliography. Keep a record of any sources you decide to consult. You will need this record, called a working bibliography, when you compile the list of sources that will appear at the end of your paper. The format of this list depends on the documentation style you are using. (For MLA style, see MLA-4b; for APA style, see APA-4b; for CMS style, see CMS-4c.) Using the proper style in your working bibliography will ensure that you have all the information you need to correctly cite any sources you use. Your working bibliography will probably contain more sources than you will actually include in your list of works cited in your final paper. Most researchers print or save bibliographic information from the library's online catalog, its periodical databases, and the Web. The information you need to collect is given in the chart on page 412. If you download a visual, you must gather the same information as for a print source. For Web sources, some bibliographic information may not be available, but spend time looking for it before assuming that it doesn't exist. When information isn't available on the home page, you may have to drill into the site, following links to interior pages. Look espe- cially for the author's name, the date of publication (or latest update), and the name of any sponsoring organization. Do not omit such infor- mation unless it is genuinely unavailable. Once you have created a working bibliography, you can annotate it. Writing several brief sentences summarizing key points of a source will help you identify how it relates to your argument and to your other sources. You should evaluate the source in your own words and use quotations sparingly. Clarifying the source's ideas at this stage will help you separate them from your own and avoid plagiarizing them later. SAMPLE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY (MLA STYLE) Gonsalves, Chris. "Wasting Away on the Web." eWeek.com. Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings, 8 Aug. 2005. Web. 16 Feb. 2009. Summarize the source. Annotations should be three to seven sentences long. In this editorial, Gonsalves considers the implications of several surveys, including one in which 61% of respondents said that their companies have the right to spy on them. The author agrees with this majority, claiming that it's fine if his company chooses to monitor him as long as the company discloses its monitoring practices. He argues that "the days of Internet freedom at work are Use quotations sparingly. Put quotation marks around any words from the source. keeping records .building a bibliography annotated bibliography. keeping copies of sources . taking notes. avoiding plagiarism R3-C 411 Interpret the relationship between this source and others in the bibliography justifiably finished," adding that he would prefer not to know the extent of the surveillance. Gonsalves writes for eWeek.com, a publication focused on technology products. He presents himself as an employee who is comfortable with being monitored, but his job may be a source of bias. This editorial contradicts some of my other sources, which claim that employees want to know and should know all the details of their company's monitoring procedures. Evaluate the source for bias and relevance. R3-b Keep track of source materials. The best way to keep track of source materials is to save a copy of each one. Many database subscription services will allow you to e-mail, save, or print citations or full texts of articles, and you can easily download, copy, or take screen shots of information from the Web. Working with photocopies, printouts, and electronic files-as op- posed to relying on memory or hastily written notes-has several bene- fits. You can highlight key passages, perhaps even color-coding them to reflect topics in your outline. You can annotate the source in the mar- gins by hand or with your word processing program's comment feature and get a head start on note taking (for an example, see the annotated article on p. 486). Finally, you reduce the chances of unintentional pla- giarism, since you will be able to compare your use of a source in your paper with the actual source, not just with your notes (see R3-c). NOTE: It's especially important to keep print or electronic copies of Web sources, which may change or even become inaccessible over time. Make sure that your copy includes the site's URL and your date of access. TIP: Your school may provide citation software, which allows research- ers to download references directly from online sources. Similarly, many databases format citations with a mouse click, and Web sites offer fill-in-the-blank forms for generating formatted citations. You must proofread such citations carefully, however, because the programs sometimes provide incorrect results. R3-C As you take notes, avoid unintentional plagiarism. When you take notes and jot down ideas, be very careful not to use language from your sources unless you clearly identify borrowed words and phrases as quotations. Even if you half-copy the author's
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