{"id":21511,"date":"2023-06-06T22:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/for-this-assignment-you-will-be-asked-to-create-annotations-that-summarize-assess-and-reflect-upon-sources-related-to-your-research-topic-this-process-serves-two-purposes-it-provides-you-with-a-br\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T22:25:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:25:02","slug":"for-this-assignment-you-will-be-asked-to-create-annotations-that-summarize-assess-and-reflect-upon-sources-related-to-your-research-topic-this-process-serves-two-purposes-it-provides-you-with-a-br","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/for-this-assignment-you-will-be-asked-to-create-annotations-that-summarize-assess-and-reflect-upon-sources-related-to-your-research-topic-this-process-serves-two-purposes-it-provides-you-with-a-br\/","title":{"rendered":"For this assignment, you will be asked to create annotations that summarize, assess, and reflect upon sources related to your research topic This process serves two purposes: it provides you with a broader perspective of your research topic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">This assignment requires 5 reliable and<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto;\" data-slfocusid=\"slglossarylink_9\">credible sources<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>with annotations. The minimum word count is 750 words total, with 150 words per source<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto;\" data-slfocusid=\"slglossarylink_10\">annotation<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">:&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-slfocusid=\"slglossarylink_31\">MLA<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>formatting: Heading (name, assignment name, course name, date), original title, header (page numbers), line-spacing (double-spaced), 1\u201dmargins, and 12-point font size, Times New Roman or sans-serif font.<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Source(s) Selection:<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>While we encourage you to acquire sources from Gale\u2019s Opposing Viewpoints, you may access credible,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">scholarly sources<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>from other resources.&nbsp; Tertiary sources, such as online encyclopedias, dictionaries and Wikipedia, are not<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">scholarly sources<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">, and should not be cited within your work; however, they may offer helpful foundational information as you develop your understanding of an issue. For more information, please review Berkley University\u2019s resource on scholarly and popular sources:<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u201cEvaluating Resources.\u201d<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 14px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b><u>You\u2019ll want to choose a topic that has the following features:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b><u>Of interest to you<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b><u>Relevant<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b><u>Current<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b><u>Debatable&nbsp;<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b><u>Well-researched<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b><u><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-slfocusid=\"slglossarylink_5\">Narrow<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>in scope<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b><u>Academic or \u201cscholarly\u201d in nature<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>Topics to avoid, as they are either too complex to debate in a single essay, or not considered appropriate for an academic or scholarly argument, are as follows:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 40px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 18px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>The death penalty<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>Euthanasia or self-assisted death<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>Abortion&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>The (il)legalization of drugs (e.g. marijuana)&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>Religion or religious readings (e.g. existence of a higher order\/being, or life after death)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>Gun rights\/rules<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>Global warming&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b>Please do not select one of the above 7 topics, as your essay may be returned without grading, and you will be asked to rewrite it.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This assignment requires 5 reliable and&nbsp;credible sources&nbsp;with annotations. 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