Annotated Bibliography
Learning Outcomes:
Read texts in a variety of disciplines and genres, using critical reading strategies Demonstrate knowledge of writing as a process, including consideration of peer and instructor feedback, from initial draft to final revision
Demonstrate sentence-level correctness
Situation:
You have been introduced to some fundamental modes in stand-up and some possible research topics. Your Annotated Bibliography must include two of the texts we read in class and two texts that you find on your own. In the Synthesis, you will use secondary sources to analyze a specific stand-up comedy performance, and you will create a synthesis of all your sources in the form of a research question. So this first writing project is a practical first step in that finding some secondary sources that address a topic area within a stand-up comedy that interests you.
Task:
Each annotation should be approximately half a page, organized in two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, introduce the text and sum up the most important ideas, using one specific example from the text as an illustration of supporting evidence. In the second paragraph, respond to the text by explaining how this evidence might work as a starting point for a possible research project. In other words, what questions and possible insights might this evidence lead to in a research project? Throughout your Annotated Bibliography, focus on communicating your ideas clearly, incoherent paragraphs, and with attention to sentence-level correctness. Remember to also include a properly formatted MLA Citation. (Typed and stapled, with 1-inch margins all around (top, bottom, left and right sides) written in Times New Roman font; written in 12 point font size double- spaced).
Evaluation Criteria:
Annotated Bibliography will:
Provide a clear understanding of the author’s topic, keywords, and the main point Use that main point as a guide to identify and summarize relevant reasoning and evidence
Respond to the text by explaining how its evidence might work as a starting point for a possible a Research Project
Include one direct quote for each text
Demonstrate thoughtful use of summary templates
Include properly formatted MLA Citation
Be free of grammatical and mechanical errors Follow the length guidelines
Attachment: I have upload two articles that form my class and the other two you will have to find it. also, please try to write it in a professional way and with more high academic words.
Here’s the overall format for the first paragraph of WP#1:
Name the text and the author and state the author’s main point. For the main point, use the —because— template that we practiced today.
Identify and define one or more key words or phrases that directly relate to the main point.
Provide a supporting example from the text as a direct quote.
Explain how what you just directly quoted works as evidence that supports the author’s main point.
Important: when searching for sources it should be focused on comedy
