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Check My Assignment!The core of this assignment is quite simple. Make a list of at least ten sources you have found so far that may be relevant to your research question. Of the minimum ten, at least four must be scholarly and these should be clearly labeled (see below). Reference works, such as dictionaries or encyclopedias, may be used but do not count toward the total; no textbooks without my prior approval)
You can certainly use Noodle Tools to record your information (I encourage you to do this),but you will turn in a typed and printed version of the annotated list to me.
There are certain requirements for completing the assignment successfully.
· Alphabetize the list by author’s last name.
· Format the list according to MLA guidelines. If you’re using Noodle Tools (NT), all you have to do is enter the correct information in the correct fields and NT will do the rest for you. If you have questions about how to handle a particular source, the MLA citation guides at the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) will give you the basics on how to format your works cited page. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html
· Include your research question at the top of the page.
· Identify the thesis of each source, in your own words (do not simply copy from the article). I want to be sure you are familiar with the basic idea of the source and that you understand exactly what a thesis is. Remember that a thesis can only be expressed as a complete declarative sentence, not a phrase or a question. Put the thesis at the end of the entry for that source, after all the information required in the MLA guidelines. (In Noodle Tools, you can put the thesis in the Annotation field or on a Notecard.)
· Summarize your five best (most useful) sources. The best way to do a summary is to identify the main points of the article. Usually 1 to 3 sentences is plenty. Doing the summaries now will leave you more time to read and critique the sources later, which is the core of the next assignment.
· For each of the five sources you summarize, explain how those five sources answer your research question, or how they contribute to an answer.
· Label all scholarly sources. This is so I can check your understanding of what a scholarly source is, and so you and I can both make sure you will have the required number of scholarly sources in your final bibliography. Scholarly sources can be labeled with an “S” at the end of the entry, or in any other way that clearly identifies them. If you use formatting or special characters to identify scholarly sources, please include a note
· somewhere on your list explaining this.
Grading Criteria
The paper will be scored on the following eight categories. Each will receive a score of 4, 3, 2, 1 or 0. The total grade will be an average of those scores, based on a 4.0 scale.
The research question
1. is focused and unified
2. leads to an arguable and descriptive thesis
The sources
3. are of the correct quantity and type (10 total, minimum 4 scholarly, reference works do not count toward the total, no textbooks)
4. are adequate and appropriate to your topic
5. are correctly categorized (scholarly vs. non-scholarly)
The summaries
6. identify the thesis of every source, in your own words
7. identify the main points of your five best sources, in your own words
8. explain how each of your five best sources answers the research question, whether directly or indirectly
The list must be formatted according to MLA guidelines, but I’m not going to grade on that because there are tools that will do it for you (e.g. Noodle Tools). If it’s not correct, I’ll either note the mistakes (if there aren’t too many) or make you do it over before I grade it (if there are a lot).
