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ENC 1102 Valencia College Research Paper Assignment Select one of the topics below and develop your response in the form an essay that is a minimum of 1,250 words. Your essay will have an introduction (1 paragraph) with a clear thesis statement, multiple body paragraphs, and a conclusion (1 paragraph) that reinforces your main idea. This essay will develop a literary analysis and interpretation of your primary source text through a close reading of the text. For this paper, your primary source text is a short story, poem, or play from The Valencia Reader online textbook. Your primary source cannot be the same one that you analyzed for the Short Critical Essay. In addition, your paper will incorporate a minimum of 3 scholarly (peer-reviewed), secondary sources as a way of supporting your thesis. Research Paper Assignments and Dates: • Research Paper Brainstorming/Proposal o 25 points o Due Oct. 13 • Research Paper Annotated Bibliography o 50 points o Due Oct. 27 • Research Paper Rough Draft o 25 points o Due Nov. 10 • Research Paper Peer Reviews (On Canvas) o 25 points o Due Nov. 17 • Research Paper Final Draft o 150 points o Due Monday, Dec. 2 What are scholarly sources? Scholarly sources support your claim, but do not make your argument for you. Scholarly texts are peer-reviewed journals, university press published books, or college/university affiliated websites. They are not newspapers or mass market paperbacks, and certainly not web sources or people online whom you don’t know. You may find sources to back certain aspects of your claim, or which provide background for your argument, or which disagree with your claim about the text. (Three scholarly sources are the minimum.) ENC 1102 Research Essay Annotated Bibliography Assignment Due Nov 3, 2024 50 Points WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY? An annotated bibliography is a list of citations for books, articles, and electronic sources. Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, known as the annotation, which is usually about 150 -200 words. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the cited source. THE PROCESS 1. First, locate and record citations for secondary sources: books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your Research Essay topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items to determine their relevancy. Then choose 3 works that provide support and perspective on your thesis. Remember, you need at least 3 minimum scholarly secondary sources for your final research paper. Primary sources are not included on the Annotated Bibliography. 2. Cite the book, article, or document using the appropriate style, in this case MLA. 3. Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. You should try to also include one or more sentences that (a) evaluate the authority or background of the author, (b) comment on the intended audience, (c) compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, or (d) explain how this work illuminates your research topic. Example Annotated Bibliography Entry This example uses the MLA format for the citation. NOTE: Standard MLA practice requires double spacing within citations. Waite, Linda J., Frances Kobrin Goldscheider, and Christina
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