Instruction
4. Annotated Bibliography
Submit a list of secondary sources (5-10) that you plan to use for your final paper. For each source, offer a full MLA citation then a summary. Briefly discuss how it contributes to your paper. Remember that the essays we have read in class may be included as sources.
(tell why do you like or dislike this source)
This one is due in 24 hours.
Rubric:
Number of sources
Appropriately academic sources (5)
MLA style (5)
Summary (see summary assignment) (5)
Contribution to paper (5)
5. Research Paper (50 points)
The written copy of your paper will be graded on the insight of the thesis and of the analysis, the use of detail from the text(s), the positioning within a field of criticism, the handling of primary and secondary sources, and the mastery of academic writing skills. The paper should use at least 5 secondary sources and should be approximately 7 pages in length.
Rubric:
Thesis: innovative, distinguished from field, ‘so what?’ (10)
Argument: organized, logical, counterargument, innovative, relevant (10)
Evidence: close reading of text, attention to detail, ample use of primary text (10)
Criticism: sound academic secondary sources, used fruitfully, distinguished from argument, situated in field, summarized well, quoted correctly, integrated into text, works cited page (10)
Academic writing skills: diction, formal tone, sentence-level grammar, citation of sources, paragraphing, punctuation, MLA style (10)