09-Paper #3, Research Questions & Preliminary Bibliography

Before class on July 11th, post to the blog and bring a print copy to class of

  1. 2-3 research questions for your final paper (review Hacker, pp. 91-2)
  2. A preliminary annotated bibliography for your final research paper.  Include at least 10 sources with at least 5 articles and 2 books.  You do not need to do a complete annotation at this point (as in paper #2, part 3) but note in a brief paragraph under each item in your Works Cited (MLA) or References (APA) page the disciplines/areas of expertise/professional qualifications of your authors, how you found the item, and how it might contribute to your final project.

In the subject box at the top of the posting area put the assignment number, name and your first name/last initial.  Also make sure to check the categories for your name and the assignment, pap3-questions-sources.  During class, if not before, provide feedback to your fellow students on their research questions using the blog’s comment function.  Indicate which questions you find most promising, what points you think need more clarification or development and what evidence/sources you see as potentially relevant.  Finally, is it clear to you what disciplinary community/conversations the each question is tied to.

Citing Sources in MLA or APA:  Most of you are using MLA or APA and so should review carefully the appropriate pages on:   citing online sources in MLA, pp. 157-166 (APA (210-211); on citing articles found using databases in MLA, p 143, 14C (APA 198-199, 13C and 14C); citing articles from periodicals in MLA, pp. 142-147 (APA 198-203), and citing books in MLA, pp. 150-151 (APA 205-207).

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