Task. Your task for this assignment is to create an Annotated Bibliography. Annotated Bibliographies are just that: a bibliography (list of sources) that you annotate (add notes pertaining to your own project). You will collect the sources you intend to use for the Argumentative Essay and both summarize and detail how you will use them in your argument. Audience and purpose. For this assignment your audience is a formally educated public that would be interested in seeing your thought process as you craft your argument. However, this is a piece for you. It needs to be formal writing worthy of turning in as a major assignment, but personal pronouns will be necessary since you will be using this to guide your own work. Process. We’ll complete this assignment by following the process below. 1. Choose 4 sources that you believe will be useful to you in the final Essay. Two of these must be scholarly. 2. Read them carefully so you will be able to summarize them. Decide how you’ll use them in the final paper. 3. Create a correct MLA citation for your source. 4. Write your annotation, following the guidelines provided.
5. Repeat for all 4 sources. Tips. Keep the following tips in mind as you put together your Annotated Bibliography. • Annotated Bibs are highly formatted. You WILL lose points for incorrect MLA citation or incorrect formatting, so be very careful to pay attention to structure. • Refer to the instructions on the Purdue Owl page linked on Blackboard. A powerpoint with these instructions will be provided. • An example is on the second page of this document.
• Keep in mind that OUR Annotated Bibliography must contain how you intend to use the source in your paper. Requirements: • Due on Blackboard: 10/16 11:59pm
• 4 Sources (2 MUST BE SCHOLARLY) • Length: Around 4-7 sentences per source • This is a highly formal genre, you may use first person but keep your language formal!
• Formatting: MLA formatted Citations / Correct MLA Header / 12pt Times New Roman / 1-inch margins / Double-spaced / Structured According to Examples EXAMPLE OF AN ANNOTATED BIB XXXXXX ENGL 1101 Mrs. Vaughan 3/2/2021 Annotated Bibliography Elz, Elizabeth A. “The Awakening and A Lost Lady: Flying with Broken Wings and Raked Feathers.” Southern Literary Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, 2003, pp. 13–27. Elz analyzes bird symbolism in both Chopin’s The Awakening and Cather’s A Lost Lady. She argues that Chopin was aware of Wollstonecraft’s work, as well as other writers who represent women as birds. This argument is similar to mine because I focus on comparisons between women and animals in general. I will use some quotes from Elz as examples of women being compared to animals to back up my argument. Franklin, Rosemary F. “The Awakening and Failure of Psyche.” American Literature, vol. 56, no. 4, 1984, pp. 510–526. According to Franklin, Edna experiences all of Psyche’s struggles as she journeys through sexual and self-awakenings. Also Franklin argues that the Creole culture which surrounds Edna represents the same “Terrible Mother” figure that Aphrodite plays in keeping Eros and Psyche apart. It is this matriarchal world that oppresses Edna, not the patriarchy of the late nineteenth century. I will use this text since I am focusing on The Awakening, but I disagree with Franklin’s focus on sexuality and instead intend to explore other roles. However, I will refer to Franklin’s argument because I need to establish that I will not be addressing that topic in my paper.