Running head: UNIT 6 ASSIGNMENT EXAMPLE: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Unit 6 Assignment Example: Annotated Bibliography
Steve Smith
Kaplan University
Please note that this is a sample Unit 6 Assignment to help inspire and guide your own original
writing of the Assignment. Be sure to review the Assignment instructions and grading rubric,
complete each task in the instructions, and contact the instructor with any questions.
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Annotated Bibliography
THESIS STATEMENT: To improve academic performance and help SAISD students compete
with peers in higher-rated districts when applying to college, the school district should provide
every high school student with an electronic tablet; this will encourage more learning outside of
the classroom and increase mastery of skills.
Castro, J. (2012, September 4). Julian Castro DNC speech [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jx3m7jk1CY.
Julian Castro, San Antonio’s former mayor and current Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development in President Obama’s Cabinet, made a keynote address at the 2012 Democratic
Convention in Charlotte, NC. He emphasized the importance of education in his own journey; he
and his brother grew up with their mother and grandmother, an immigrant to the U.S. who had
only a fourth-grade education. America, he notes, is a place of opportunity, but we have to
provide the resources for achieving the American dream, and education is the foundation for this
upward mobility. He talks about some initiatives in San Antonio, like Pre-K for SA and Café
College (Castro, 2012). Therefore, I think that this speech will help me to support the claim that
this city is looking to find ways to give students, especially those in low-income areas, more
educational opportunities. I find this source credible given Castro’s efforts to improve
educational opportunities, particularly for poor and minority constituents, during his tenure as
San Antonio’s mayor.
Catalano, F. (2013, October 9). Tech happens: When tablets and schools don’t mix. GeekWire.
Retrieved from http://www.geekwire.com/2013/tech-tablets-schools-mix/.
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Catalano’s GeekWire column raises a number of challenges that I will need to consider as
I develop my proposal to issue tablets to all students in the San Antonio Independent School
District. He discusses a couple of high-profile failures of such initiatives in Los Angeles and
North Carolina, one caused by students “hacking” into their tablets and accessing non-approved
sites and the other caused by hardware malfunctions. He also makes a truly important point about
the need to implement technology thoughtfully; schools cannot just throw devices at students and
expect better academic performance (Catalano, 2013). I find this source credible because
GeekWire is a respected source of technology information, Catalano is a regular contributor, and
he has worked in the EdTech industry. The source will be valuable because it poses specific
challenges I will need to address in my essay. The district must decide what tablets to use, what
students can (and cannot) access on them, and how they will be integrated into courses.
Otherwise, the district is just spending a lot of money to look like it is leaving no student behind
in our tech-oriented society.
Kidd, T. T. & Chen, I. (Eds.). (2011). Ubiquitous learning: Strategies for pedagogy, course
design, and technology. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Retrieved from
EBSCOhost.
This collection of essays edited by two college professors was published in 2011 by
Information Age Publishing, which seems like an appropriate publishing firm for a book that
focuses on technology’s uses for education. This is an academic and scholarly publishing
company according to their website, which also notes their focus on “innovation in publishing
research in education, management, & psychology” (Information Age Publishing, n.d.). The
book includes 17 chapters about various ways that educators can use technology, some of which
would be more helpful to my project than others. A lot of the chapters use the term “ubiquitous
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learning,” which the preface describes as learning that happens anywhere and all the time thanks
to our access to technology (Kidd & Chen, 2011). The editors believe that technology offers
educators many ways to engage students and provide new opportunities for learning, and the
contributors base their arguments on pedagogical theories like constructivism, which I learned
about in my education course last term. I believe the book will have helpful information for my
project, although it may be more oriented towards higher education and online learning as
opposed to technology-supplemented secondary education.
Weber, P.J. (2014, January 4). Texas library offers glimpse of bookless future. USA Today.
Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/01/04/san-antoniobookless-public-library/4310655/.
Weber’s article about the first all-digital library in San Antonio, TX, describes the
benefits of using technology to broaden access to books and increase literacy. The piece
describes how the library works, the cost benefits of the all-digital library compared to a
traditional one, and the positive response of patrons (Weber, 2014). The article is credible
because it is in a nationally published newspaper, and the author interviewed not only people
who work in the library but librarians in other parts of the country who are interested in imitating
this model. This will be helpful for my final project because it is about the success of a San
Antonio technology initiative and notes that the library has had no problems with the patrons
(including many local high school students) returning the iPads. I am guessing that fears of theft
and damage would be a considerable challenge to my argument, and evidence from this article
could help to allay those fears.
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References
Castro, J. (2012, September 4). Julian Castro DNC speech [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jx3m7jk1CY.
Catalano, F. (2013, October 9). Tech happens: When tablets and schools don’t mix. GeekWire.
Retrieved from http://www.geekwire.com/2013/tech-tablets-schools-mix/.
Kidd, T. T. & Chen, I. (Eds.). (2011). Ubiquitous learning: Strategies for pedagogy, course
design, and technology. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Retrieved from
EBSCOhost.
Weber, P.J. (2014, January 4). Texas library offers glimpse of bookless future. USA Today.
Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/01/04/san-antoniobookless-public-library/4310655/.
An Annotated Bibliography organizes your research by way of APA citations and
a short paragraph about each source. For this Assignment, you will create an
Annotated Bibliography for four sources related to an argument for change. One
of the sources should address an opposing viewpoint or misconception related to
your topic. When you find reliable and relevant sources, your instructor will
provide insightful feedback on the sources you intend to use in an argument for
change in your community or workplace.
The following aspects are required for your Annotated Bibliography Assignment:
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Title page in APA manuscript format.
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Your potential thesis statement for an argument for change in your
community or workplace.
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Four sources from at least four of the categories below:
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Book, ebook, article, or a chapter from book or ebook
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Periodical (e.g., newspaper, magazine, journal article)
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Internet source (e.g., blog, organization website, article from
Internet site)
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Video or audio source (e.g., documentary, video blog, TED
Talks , podcast)
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A source material in which the authors of the content are the
primary researchers (the ones who conducted research)
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At least one source should address an opposing viewpoint or
misconception.
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APA citation for each source (this is the information you would
normally include on a references page).
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Annotation for each source, which must include each of the
following in a full paragraph:
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Brief summary of the source (no direct quotes from the
source) and a parenthetical citation after the summary, e.g.,
(Smith, 2014)
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Evaluation of the source’s credibility, including the author’s
credentials and the verifiability of the source’s information
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Discussion about the source’s usefulness to an argument for
change in your community or workplace
All writing must be in Standard American English.
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Use APA manuscript format throughout the Assignment.
CM220 Unit 6 Assignment Rubric
Unit 6 Assignment Rubric (100 points)
Content :
• Assignment includes a potential thesis statement, which is logical
and persuasive.
• Assignment includes four annotations for sources related to the
selected topic, and at least one source addresses a challenge or
misconception about the topic.
• Annotations are well-developed, coherent, and logically organized.
• Annotations include a thoughtful summary of the source’s argument
and purpose, assess the credibility of the source, and reflect upon
the value of that source for supporting student’s argument for
change.
• Annotations are original, and material from sources is paraphrased
in the student’s own words.
Points
Possible
70
Deductions:
• Assignment may be missing a thesis statement, or the thesis is not
persuasive or logical.
• Does not have four annotations.
• Annotations may not be well-developed, coherent, or logically
organized.
• Annotations may be missing a summary, assessment, or reflection
about the source.
• Content may not be original (relies on quotation or does not properly
paraphrase sources’ ideas)
Sources:
• Annotated bibliography includes at least four sources from the listed
categories [book or e-book (full text version), periodical article,
Internet source, audio or video source, primary source (interview,
poll)].
• Sources are appropriate for an academic/formal audience.
10
Deductions:
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Does not have at least four different types of sources.
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Sources may not be appropriate for an academic audience.
APA (A):
• Project includes a title page and follows APA 6th edition formatting
requirements for title page and document layout.
• Includes complete and correctly formatted APA 6th edition citations
for each of the four sources.
Deductions:
• Title page or document layout does not follow APA 6th edition
guidelines.
• Citations do not follow APA 6th edition guidelines.
10
Points
Earned
Style and mechanics:
• The style is appropriate to the assignment, and sentences are
engaging to read as well as clear, concise, and precise.
• Project is free of serious errors; grammar, punctuation, and spelling
help to clarify the meaning by following accepted conventions of
Standard American English.
10
Deductions:
• Style may not be appropriate for academic writing (slang, overly
conversational language and may not follow conventions of
Standard American English).
• Sentences may be wordy or confusing.
• Project has errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling, or sentence
structure.
Plagiarism is a violation of Kaplan’s Academic Integrity Policy. Assignments
that are plagiarized will receive a “0.”
Comments:
100
Running head: HEALTH INSURANCE
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The Troubles of Not Having Access to Health Insurance Coverage
Jessica Miranda
College Composition
Lynne Smelser
The Troubles of Not Having Access to Health Insurance Coverage
There are over 50 million nonelderly Americans without an insurance cover. They can,
therefore, not access healthcare services yet the United States of America spend the highest
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amount of its Gross domestic product on healthcare as compared to other industrialized
countries. The figure amounts to about 18% of the nonelderly population who are uninsured
(Kaiser Family Foundation (2012b). The council of economic advisers further projects this figure
to increase to 72 million by 2040 if no reforms are put in place. The lack of access to health care
has created a lot of problems to these populations and affected their overall well-being (Dealton,
A. (2008). The effects of not having access to insurance coverage and the relationship between
insurance cover and health care costs will be paramount in evaluating the overall well-being of
the affected citizens.
The appeals of logos, ethos, and pathos are important in showing the impact of
inaccessibility to healthcare on the population. Lack of health insurance coverage compounded
with rising health care costs eventually leads to a limited access to health care. These affect the
health of these individuals. Health is the biggest indicator of an individual’s well-being;
therefore, lack of good health affects their well-being (Abdel-khalek, A. (2006). The uninsured
population is unlikely to benefit from preventive health care and other services for chronic
diseases hence they may suffer serious health and financial consequences. The majority of the
uninsured population is composed of the low-income individuals who cannot afford insurance
cover. There are major factors that determine the well-being of individuals as far as health
insurance and access to health care are concerned. To determine well-being, regression studies
are used, and the comparison factor is the recently adopted legislation the patient protection and
affordable care act that aims to reduce the number of people uninsured by 50% (Kaiser Family
Foundation (2012b).
Based on the thesis statement the argument correctly fits in the Toulmin model. Its main
assumptions that the well-being of individuals is pegged on their health status and d that the low-
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income individuals cannot afford to pay for insurance cover. As noted above, bridging the gap
between the insured and the uninsured population should be a matter of priority for the
government as the numbers are likely to keep swelling. The high uninsured rates and the growing
costs of healthcare make the quality of healthcare less affordable and inaccessible to the minority
and low-income groups. Quick steps should be undertaken to ensure that proper mechanisms are
put in place to check on this growing numbers of the uninsured. The overall effect will be the
improvement of their lifestyles and well-being (Dealton, A. (2008). Anecdotal and other cause
and effect fallacies will be the major things to avoid. While there is enough research to show the
growing numbers of the uninsured and their well-being, there needs to be a more proactive
approach by politicians to stop this growing numbers (Abdel-khalek, A. (2006).
References
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Abdel-khalek, A. (2006). Happiness, health, and religiosity: Significant relations. Mental Health,
Religion & Culture, 9(1), 85-97
Dealton, A. (2008). Income, Health, and Well-Being Around the world: Evidence from the
Gallup World Poll. Journal of Economics Perspective, 22(2), 53-72
Kaiser Family Foundation (2012b). The uninsured: a Primer-Key Facts about Americans without
health insurance. Retrieved from http://www.kff.org/unisured/upload/7451-08.pdf on 25th
September 2015
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