Bibliography = a list of sources on a topic

Annotated Bibliography

Bibliography = a list of sources on a topic Annotated = with useful notes

Your annotated bibliography is a required first step towards the final essay. Each student will submit 5 sources with the following information provided for each source. After completing this step, don’t forget to use what you have created — much of what you put into the Annotated Bibliography can be directly used in the final essay itself.

Begin the document with a clear sentence explaining your topic and your purpose for writing about it.

Alphabetize and number your five sources.

Create an MLA-style works cited entry for each source. This is the time to work out the correct works cited format for each source. SPECIAL NOTE: use the Little Seagull Handbook, 3rd edition for the updated MLA style: sites like “autobib” and the provided entries from many websites are not all up to date. In the handbook, pages 119-169 cover the MLA style thoroughly and end with a sample student research paper. 

Write 2-3 sentences about each source. The first sentence(s) should clearly describe the source (what is it, where did it come from, and what is its main point?). The next sentence(s) should explain how you plan to use the source to help you accomplish your own goal as a writer.

Reproduce one carefully-selected quotation from the source, including the correct in-text citation

Final Essay Assignment

FINAL ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS

Jeffries

ENC 1101                                                   ► length :  5-6 pages with standard MLA formatting  + an additional works cited page

► purpose: combining personal narrative with formal research — you will develop and expand one of the shorter essays with the addition of research.   

►  research requirement :  5 -8 sources from FSCJ’s subscription databases &/or from a location approved by me.  At least one source must be a format other than a traditional article or news report (audio file, transcript, interview, scientific study, autobiography, etc.). At least one source must be used in print. At least one source must be from the subscription databases.

►important notes on process:  

topics and preparation ideas will be submitted well in advance of the paper deadline

no topic will be approved that does not have a clear and significant personal connection to the student’s life/experiences 

topics must be approved and cannot be changed after the draft workshop  

first drafts = 3 pages, 3 sources, all MLA formatting included

peer workshop with feedback is expected on the discussion board

final drafts = 5-6 pages (not including the works cited page)