Write an annotated Bibliography #1: Grandmothers, Education, or Race

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Annotated Bibliography #1: Grandmothers, Education, or Race
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Annotated Bibliography Assignment:

All chapters and page numbers refer to Rules for Writers.

Annotated Bibliographies help students organize their research when they write their papers that incorporate secondary sources. In Rules for Writers handbook, read Chapter 51: “Managing Information; Taking Notes Responsibly” on pages 370-376 and Chapter 52: “Evaluating Sources” on pages 377-390. Read the information about “Web Sources” for help finding reliable articles using a search engine like Google.

Research and find two (2) articles on an issue in one of the following areas for your annotated bibliography: One (1) article must come from our databases. The other article may also come from the databases or may be found on the web. *The readings assigned are not to be used in the annotated bibliography. They are primary, not secondary, sources.

Before you can begin researching, you must choose an essay prompt.

Choose the essay prompt that you want to write your essay, knowing that the secondary source will support your argument. Here are the prompts (more detailed requirements for the essay will follow): Choose ONE (1) prompt below to write an argumentative essay:

1. Grandmothers: Soto, Blanco, and O’Connor pieces: Do grandparents in today’s culture have less influence than in the past? Research grandparents. Since the essay is 3-4 pages, narrow the argument so that the essay does not read as a list of differences. And remember: No personal examples. Use examples from the sources or the poems or short story.

2. “The Lesson”: Bambara’s short story is about race and class injustices and the unique way she taught those lessons to the young children. The short story’s time period is the 1970s. Current events show us that race and class injustices still exist. Research what individuals can do to improve race relations and/or equality. Write an essay where you argue what young people (or whatever focus group you want to choose) can do to improve race relations and/or equality among the races. (My hope is for optimism; however, you may argue that there will always be injustices among races and give reasons why.) Use your research to support your argument. No personal examples.

3. In Arne Duncan’s and Rey Saldana’s opinion piece, “Coronavirus Has Changed School Forever, Let’s Make It an Improvement,” they argue that “[i]t’s time to re-imagine public education not just to face the pandemic, but to eliminate racial and economic inequities we’ve long known about.” They envision four possible and critical changes: the school calendar, personalizing education, competency matters (not seat time), or supporting students’ non-academic needs. Research one they mention, or one you feel school districts need to adopt, and write an essay arguing for that change. Use research and strong examples to support your argument. No personal examples.

Use your research skills to find informative and useful articles. Do not settle for the first articles that appear on the search list. Spend time researching.

In Rules for Writers handbook, read 52d: “Construct an Annotated Bibliography” on pages 386- 389. Follow correct 2016 MLA: heading, header, font, spacing, and the title: Annotated Bibliography. NOTE: Double space throughout and add header and heading even though the example on page 388 is single-spaced and does not have a header or a heading. Also, the example on page 388 is for a journal, so it does not have a database. Look on page 441 #13c in your handbook for an example of an article found in a database. And remember that 2016 MLA requires a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) or a URL address. *Once again, Review “Information to Collect for a Working Bibliography” on page 371 and Chapter 56b: “MLA List of Works Cited” pages 429-463.

Once you have found and read your two articles, you are now ready to write your annotated bibliography. First, open (or download) the student example below and read it. Open your handbook to pages 388- 389 and follow the writing guide for an annotated bibliography.