ETWR 1302 Houston Community College Cyberbullying Annotated Bibliography The purpose of this assignment is to move you further into the research process an

ETWR 1302 Houston Community College Cyberbullying Annotated Bibliography The purpose of this assignment is to move you further into the research process and to get you one step closer to delivering a research-supported oral report. Because Project 3 and 4 are connected, it might help to refer to the Oral Report description. Briefly, this is it:

“Your goal is to teach or inform your audience about something. For example, let’s say that you developed an Annotated Bibliography all about preventing identity theft; your report will inform your audience about preventing identity theft by using your three (or more) sources.

Before you can even begin to draft your script, you will need to consider audience. Who are they? What is their interest level in your topic? What level of expertise do they have with your topic? Are they familiar with specialized terms?”More information on the Oral Report will be available shortly.

You are composing an annotated bibliography so that you will have a strong body of source material when you give your report. In Project 3, you will:

Produce documents appropriate to audience, purpose, and genre.
Analyze the ethical responsibilities involved in technical communication.
Locate, evaluate, and incorporate pertinent information.
Edit for appropriate style, including attention to word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling.

An annotated bibliography is like an expanded Works Cited (MLA) where your reader sees not only the formal citation but a paragraph containing a summary and explanation of each source.

Your annotated bibliography should include at least three (3) sources. You can have more, but you need at least three. While I always encourage students to use the HCC Library, you may draw sources from the common internet as well. However, your sources must be credible and appropriate for a college essay — no Wikipedia, Reddit, Yahoo! answers, or anything similarly casual.Think of the Annotated Bibliography as having the following structure:
Begin with a research question, along with a statement of why this question deserves to be answered. You will also be asked to include your tentative thesis statement, which will be the answer to the research question.
List your sources according to MLA citation style, as you would on a Works Cited page.
Follow each formal citation with a short paragraph containing:
A summary of the work in your own words.
An evaluation of the work in your own words.
This is an indication of the credibility, authority, or bias of the source: as you move closer to a research-supported report, you’ll need to carefully think about how your sources’ credibility will be supporting your own credibility (or ethos).
Some ways you could demonstrate credibility are listing how you found the source (via the library databases), that the source comes from a respected publication (such as the New York Times, theWall Street Journal, or a peer-reviewed scholarly journal), or that the author has credentials relevant to the topic.
A statement of how the source might fit into your report in your own words—that is, how it will be useful to you based on your tentative thesis.

A sample Annotated Bibliography with explanatory notes is included in the assignment materials.

There are also examples of Annotated Bibliography entries in the Project 3 module.

Source requirements:

Minimum of three (3) entries.
This assignment will be paired with a prewriting.
Rubric

Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummary of SourceA summary of the work is given in your own words (3 total)

20.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeEvaluation of SourceEach source is evaluated in your own words (3 total). This is an indication of the credibility, authority, or bias of the source.

20.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFitting the Source into Your ReportYou state in your own words how each source fits into your report (3 total). This means you explain how it will be useful to you based on your tentative thesis.

20.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMLA InformationEach of your sources is listed according to MLA style, as it would appear on your Works Cited page (3 total).

20.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResearch QuestionYour research question is clearly stated, along with a statement of why this question deserves to be answered. You also include your tentative thesis statement, which will be the answer to the research question.

20.0 pts

Full Marks

0.0 pts

No Marks

20.0 pts

Total Points: 100.0