M Oct 25 - Bibliography due (post in your Forum folder)

Your bibliography should contain at least 8 citation, each with a sentence long annotation, in proper MLA format. Post your bibliography to your Forum folder.

What is the assignment?

Over the past few weeks, you have been busy accumulating sources for your research project. For this assignment, you should generate a list, in proper MLA format, of at least 8 sources that you have been working with so far. Note: Ultimately, you will need to work with 10 sources for this project, 8 of which you must have found on your own (that is,they cannot have been readings completed as assignments for this class).

Why are we doing this?

This assignment asks you list the sources that you've found so far for your research project. The goal is to help you organize your information, spot holes in your research, and share some of the research that you have completed for your project.

What exactly should the bibliography contain?

The bibliography should list a minimum of 8 sources in MLA format. Each citation should be followed by a one (full) sentence annotation that summarizes the content, argument, and/or importance of the source. The sources themselves may represent a mix of primary and secondary material, electronic and paper media, and academic and popular culture sources. However, the overall impression of the bibliography should be one of balance: there should be a healthy mixture of these sources, not a dominance of one type of article or text (for instance, if you're writing on Blogging, your bibliography should not just be a list of primary source blog pages).

 

In addition, at the bottom, you should list three search methods you used for generating your bibliography -- i.e. Socrates, LexisNexis, Google, etc. If you find that you only list one type of search mechanism, that's probably a sign you should branch out.

How do I figure out MLA form?

If you don't own the MLA Handbook for the Writers of Research Papers, you can borrow one from a classmate or look on-line for help at sites like Humanities: Documenting Sources (Diane Hacker's comprehensive overview to how to properly cite sources in humanities papers) and Using MLA Format, a page created by Purdue's online writing lab.

Feel free to e-mail me, IM me, or talk to me in class if you have any questions about this assignment or the project as a whole.