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2. Research Paper due dates: • Thesis Statement: Today • Annotated Bibliography: 02/13/12 • Outline: 02/27/12 • Rough Draft: 03/12/12 • Final Draft: 03/26/12

3. What is an Annotated bibliography? • An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents that will be used in a research paper. Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance of the sources cited and how they will be used in the research paper.

4. How do I create an Annotated Bibliography? • First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic. • Cite the book, article, or document using the MLA Format • Click here for MLA Resources.

5. How do I create an Annotated Bibliography? • Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include the following elements: • A brief, focused summary of the resource being cited; • An explanation on how this work illuminates/supports your thesis.

6. Sample Annotated Bibliography Entry for a Journal Article Waite, Linda J., Frances KobrinGoldscheider, and Christina Witsberger. "Nonfamily Living and the Erosion of Traditional Family Orientations Among Young Adults." American Sociological Review 51.4 (1986): 541-554. Print. The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. This article will be used to defend the thesis that greater time spent living away from parents before marriage increases individualism, self-sufficiency, and positive family values in young women.

7. outline • Provided in your Research Paper Packet is a template for your outline to this research essay. Provide as much detail as possible in this outline. You must include detailed information for the body paragraphs to include the minimum of three citationsyou plan to use from secondary critical resources. You do not need to provide details for your conclusion in this outline.

8. Required information for your outline • Title – (the original title of your paper) • Thesis Statement – (The thesis of your paper must be written here. It must be a complete sentence.) • ThreeMain Topics – (Provide a topic sentence for each topic – they must be complete sentences) • Provide supporting details for each paragraph here – these may be bulleted • Also, you must provide the citation you are going to use from your resources. • There must be a minimum of three bulleted points.

9. Body paragraph • Topic Sentence • Supporting Details • Citation • Opposition • Refutation/Argument • Transition Sentence/Closing Sentence

10. Topic Sentence: The basic formula for a topic sentence in a Persuasive Essay is as follows: • Supporting Topic + Your Stance (Only 1 Sentence)

11. Supporting Details: These are the details you are going to use from your research to support your argument. Supporting details set up and lead into your citation. (Usually 3-5 sentences)

12. Citation: For each body paragraph you must supply one citation (quotation) which supports your argument. (Only 1 sentence) • These citations must me fully integrated (meaning you introduce the quotation & do not allow it to stand as an independent sentence) & follow the MLA format.

13. MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation is taken must appear in the text. Following the quotation, the author's name must appear in parentheses followed by the page number. This in-text citation must appear with in the sentence punctuation.

14. Opposition: You must acknowledge, in each of your three body paragraphs, the opposition's refuting dissent. (Usually 2-4 sentences)

15. Refutation: Following your acknowledgement of the opposition’s stance, you must reassert your argument. Specifically, you should try to discredit the opposition’s stance by providing further support for your thesis. (Usually 2-4 sentences)

16. Transition: At the end of your 1st & 2nd body paragraphs, you must use a transition sentence. (Only 1 sentence) • A transition sentence subtly introduces the topic to be discussed in the next paragraph. • An effective way to transition between paragraphs is to return to your original argument. • your reader of the importance of the stance you have taken in this essay.

17. Closing Sentence: At the end of your 3rd body paragraph you should not transition into the conclusion; rather, you should close the paragraph. (Only 1 sentence) • A closing sentence is very similar to a clincher sentence (Introduction). • This is a summary sentence that serves to subtly pull your argument together. • An effective method for writing a closing sentence is to remind your reader of the importance of the stance you have taken in this essay.