Topic for this annotated bibliography will be on ” Facebook and fake news ”
you will find a good deal of information about exposure to fake news. There is lots of data on this and it has been studied extensively. You may want to look into Francis Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower, and Robert McNamee, and early support of Facebook who has since expressed doubts in his best seller “Zucked“
The annotated bibliography is a crucial component of your final project.
It provides a blueprint of your research in the form of a brief, concise summary and keen analysis of texts.
It breaks down like this:
The “bibliography” is the list of sources, and the “annotations” are summaries of your sources that contain evaluative and analytic elements.
This requires you to demonstrate a thorough understanding of your source material and its contribution to the ongoing conversation about your issue.
You also must describe each source’s potential relevance to your own research project. All this in about 150 words (for each source), which can be tough!
Remember that you will need to review your source material several times in order to complete this kind of analysis thoroughly. Give yourself enough time and space to do this.
Please read the following directions carefully. Formatting matters now. To be successful on this assignment you must be precise in both formatting and content.
Your annotated bibliography must contain the following:
- HEADINGin the top left-hand corner.
- TITLE: Use only “Annotated Bibliography” as your title (not in quotation marks)
Center this title at the top of the page.
Capitalize the first letter of each word (not the whole thing).
Do not bold, italicize, or underline the title.
- CITATIONS
List 6-10 sources in alphabetical order according to the last name of the author.
Provide a complete https://owl.excelsior.edu/citation-and-documentation/chicago-style/ citation for each source.
You can find examples more information on annotated bibliographies in our Lib Guide or check out the. https://owl.excelsior.edu/citation-and-documentation/annotated-bibliographies/
- ANNOTATIONS
Annotate each citation like this:
Summarize the source. Avoid using quotes or paraphrase, unless terminology is so specific as to require it.
Offer a brief analysis of ideas.
Identify the information and ideas that are most relevant to your research paper, such as significant arguments and findings. Indicate how you might use the source in your research paper.
Format:
Use a standard font: Calibri, Times New Roman, Cambria, Arial.
The font should be 11 or 12 point. I don’t mind 10pt either, and it saves paper (but do this with the understanding that that’s not a conventional size.
Write annotations in paragraph form, single-spaced (1.5 max)
- SOURCE REQUIREMENTS
For the annotated bibliography, your sources must be distributed in the following manner:
At least
(3) Popular sources.
(1) Scholarly source.
(1) Primary source.
and then
additional sources that include any of the above and everything in-between (books, interviews, surveys, transcripts, films, radio etc).
*You must have at least 6 sources in your annotated bibliography but stop at 10 if you find yourself there.
Quick note about the final research essay:
Keep in mind that in your final essay you must use at least four sources from your annotated bibliography. Among them must be:
(2) Popular sources.
(1) Scholarly source.
(1) Primary source.
*Your final essay must contain at least six sources total, so the other three can be newer additions and they can be any type of source you wish.
NOTES
Refer to the https://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm or if you just need a second opinion on this whole thing.
The https://owl.excelsior.edu/citation-and-documentation/annotated-bibliographies/ is also a great resource.
Listen:
there are a lot of “template” Annotated Bibliography sites out there, as well as apps that churn out a citation when you enter the source info. Look at them to get an idea, but don’t rely on them. Rely on your own skill and intelligence to complete this assignment, rather than taking up valuable brain space figuring out how to fill in a template likely created by someone who knows little more about it than you do.
Trust your own brain!
Final Paper instructions:
First, let’s talk logistics:
- 1500+ words (not counting the References page)
- I’m not super fussy about citation form, but do give citations (footnotes or parentheticals). It’s best to use one of the standard writing style guides (APA, MLA or Chicago). You will find these linked at Purdue OWL(Links to an external site.).
- Turn in by 11:59pm on the due date
- You can include media, graphs, images, etc(Links to an external site.)., as long as your word count does not fall below 1500 words.
- Use standard formating, double spacing is good.
- You must engage ideas from at least 6 sources one of which should be scholarly sources.
- A Bibliography (Links to an external site.)must be included at the end of the essay.
Sections of the Research Essay
(You can call these sections whatever you wish, as long as the content requirement is met.)
Introduction
This section should provide an overview of the topic and issue you chose to focus on in your research. For example, if you are writing about artifical intelligence, you might Alpha-GO vs Lee Sedol. You could also use narrative to open your paper. Or a combination of both.
Either way, the work of the introduction is to draw in your readers and give your audience a focal point for your work.
Literature Review
Then you must explain what your sources say about the issue. This is the place to flex your synthesis muscles! What conversations are happening? What do other researchers say about it? How do different people approach the problem? What do they have in common, and where do they diverge? How will you organize the information in a way that makes sense for your research?
For this section, you will certainly use the information from your annotated bibliography, but remember that the format is very different. Annotated bibliographies are essentially a list. Literature reviews contain information from your sources organized into a synthesis that you have created.
For more on how to write a literature review, visit the Excelsior OWL. (Links to an external site.)
Analysis / Discussion
In this section of your paper you want to build your arguments for your thesis.
For more on how to do this section and the general structure of CMS organization, go to this part of the Excelsior OWL (Links to an external site.).
Results / Conclusion
The Results section explains what you found out from your research. This should be an extensive analysis, so draw out each point carefully. Think about connections between your reference texts and your own analysis.
Use this section to reflect on your results. What do you think merits further study? What was surprising about your research findings? What, if anything, wasn’t? Weave these kinds of questions into the entire conclusion as you talk about implications and suggest future lines of inquiry.
Bibliography
The Bibliography should include everything that was cited in your work. Its best to follow a style guide for references in your bibliography, but I’m not super fussy about this. You’ll find the standard online style guides at Purdue OWL (Links to an external site.).
