Written Product Annotated Research Paper (Report) Bibliography Rhetorical Purpose Summarize and evaluate Provide reliable information, add information to a field of study sources Example: Research the concept of power by reading three Example: For each source articles about powerful people of your choice (Forbes makes a examined in the search for list each year of the people their group considers to be good articles to use in powerful), an excerpt from Bergeron” by Kurt “Harrison writing the research paper Vonnegut, Jr., an excerpt from Masque of the Red Death” “The on power, summarize the by Poe, an excerpt from by Sandra Cisneros, and “Eleven” “from content of the article in two Colin Powell: Military Leader” by Warren Brown. or three sentences, add a After reading these selections, develop a claim concerning power sentence about whether the and powerful people. Use evidence from the selections to source is useful, and support your claim. include the location of any specific quote that could be used in the paper. Follow the format of the annotated bibliography which includes the prompt or thesis statement of the paper and proper citation for each source. Variations Any document that presents data and research findings: Reports based in news, investigation, or academics, a chart or an infographic Major Traits Inclusion of prompt, Thesis driven format, objective, built on reliable sources, clear guiding questions, or thesis information that is supported by relevant evidence, accurate statement; accurate citations, synthesis of information identification and citation of each source in research materials; description and/or brief summary of
Written Product Annotated Bibliography Research Paper (Report) Rhetorical Purpose Summarize and evaluate sources Example: For each source examined in the search for good articles to use in writing the research paper on power, summarize the content of the article in two or three sentences, add a sentence about whether the source is useful, and include the location of any specific quote that could be used in the paper. Follow the format of the annotated bibliography which includes the prompt or thesis statement of the paper and proper citation for each source. Provide reliable information, add information to a field of study Example: Research the concept of power by reading three articles about powerful people of your choice (Forbes makes a list each year of the people their group considers to be powerful), an excerpt from “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., an excerpt from “The Masque of the Red Death” by Poe, an excerpt from “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros, and “from Colin Powell: Military Leader” by Warren Brown. After reading these selections, develop a claim concerning power and powerful people. Use evidence from the selections to support your claim. Variations Any document that presents data and research findings: Reports based in news, investigation, or academics, a chart or an infographic Major Traits Inclusion of prompt, guiding questions, or thesis statement; accurate identification and citation of each source in research materials; description and/or brief summary of Thesis driven format, objective, built on reliable sources, clear information that is supported by relevant evidence, accurate citations, synthesis of information
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