Instruction
For this assignment you will be doing research towards a final analysis paper on one of the following movies: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Moonlight, or Parasite. The purpose of this assignment is to build a collection of sources you can potentially use to support a sustained argument about one of the above listed movies. Your sources do not have to directly mention the movies, but should be about a related topic. Of the seven sources you list here, you will use only five of them in your final paper. Four of the seven have to be scholarly. All of them have to be credible and reputable.
Length: 1000 words
Format: MLA Style. 12-pt Times New Roman font, double spaced, 1” margins, name and date, paginated
Assignment Prompt and Context
Annotated Bibliography
The initial part of the research on your chosen topic is your annotation bibliography. Follow the directions below to complete your annotated bibliography.
Writing Requirements
The 7 sources must be articles written within the last 5 years. You will need to list the sources alphabetically and should be in MLA format. The sources should primarily be comprised of serious, scholarly articles.
Begin your annotated bibliography with your thesis listed at the top. After your thesis, you will then begin the annotations. The annotations must include the following elements:
5 Parts of Reflective Annotated Bibliography
Part 1: The Bibliographic Entry: This section gives the publication information: author, date, title, book or journal, vol., page numbers, print or web.
Part 2: Three sentence summary--This section articulates an objective summary of the reading. It should only convey exactly what the author states in the article without including your opinions. (1) It should state the author’s primary claim and, maybe sub-claims. What argument does the author want to assert?
Part 3: Terminology: In this section you will choose key terms used in this article or words with which you are unfamiliar. Once you have found those words, look up their definitions and include them (in your own words) in this section. You need at least 4 terms for this section.
Part 4: Reflection: This section reveals your opinion about what the author has stated. Do you agree or disagree? What speculations do you want to make about this author’s methods of research? What questions do you have? What don’t you understand? What other information do you need to look up to better understand this article? This unconventional section puts forward your ideas.
Part 5: Quotables: This section directly quotes one to three statements that the author made in the article that you feel really exemplify its claims or interpretations. Or, you will choose a sentence that you feel the author expressed exceptionally well. Include page number(s) where you find the quote. Place quotation marks around the chosen phrase and make sure you cite the phrase verbatim.
Remember that extra credit can be earned for conferencing with me (10pts) and going to the writing center (10pts)
Rubric
A (90-100)
Begins with thesis
Has all 7 entries
Citations are correct
All seven entries have all required parts
All required sections are done in full and correct
Quotes are meaningful to current thesis and explained thoroughly
Uses correct grammar/syntax throughout
B (89-80)
Does not begin with thesis
Is missing an entry
Citations are mostly correct
Entries have all required parts
All required sections are mostly complete and correct
Quotes are meaningful to current thesis and explained thoroughly
Uses mostly correct grammar/syntax throughout
C (79-70)
Does not begin with thesis
Is missing more than one entry
Citations have multiple mistakes
Entries are missing one required part
Included parts are not done in full/not correct
Quotes are meaningful to thesis but not explained/quotes are not meaningful to thesis
Some grammar/syntax issues
D (69-60)
Does not begin with thesis
Missing two or more entries but at least half the entries are given
Citations have multiple mistakes
Entries are missing two or more required parts but not more than half
Included parts are not done in full/not correct
Quotes are not meaningful to thesis/not explained/not given
Grammar/syntax issues throughout
F (59-0)
Does not begin with thesis
Less than half the required entries included on annotated bib
Citations are not given/completely wrong
Entries missing more than half the requires parts
Included parts are not done in full/not correct
Quotes are not meaningful/not explained/not given
Grammar/syntax issues throughout