Annotated Bibliography(100 points):
Due no later than 11:55p on Sunday of Week 7
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for students to
1) identify and learn about a subtopic in American Popular Culture that is of interest to them;
2) become familiar with the online library resources; and
3) to develop some information literacy skills.
Students will develop an Annotated Bibliography based on a topic in American Popular Culture that is of interest to them. A minimum of 5 peer-reviewed sources and 5 popular and/or open-web sources will need to be used in the bibliography. **An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance and quality of the sources cited.**
The completed assignment will include:
1) List the topic in American Popular Culture that you chose to investigate for this assignment. (e.g. symbolic interactionism, doing gender, socialization over life course, mental illness, prejudice, etc.)
2) List of search terms you used in your searches (e.g. sport, sociology, “popular culture”)
3) Annotated entries for a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed articles and 5 popular and/or open-web sources (see below for what should be included in each entry)
Each source entry should include the following:
1) APA-formatted full reference for the source
2) Brief description of the source
3) Evaluation of where the source came from – i.e. peer-reviewed journal, blog, website, etc.
4) Brief discussion of how the source is relevant to your topic of interest
5) Brief discussion of the source’s strengths and weaknesses
ASSIGNMENT 3: Annotated Bibliography Grading Rubric (max. 100 points)
Category |
Excellent |
Good |
Average |
Below Average |
Failing |
Correct APA format-20 |
All entries are correctly formatted 20 |
Minor errors in APA formatting of citations 19 |
Multiple errors in APA formatting of citations 17 |
Missing some citations and errors in APA formatting 16 |
0-10 |
Description-20 |
Detailed description 20 |
Needs some elaboration 19 |
Needs more detail 15 |
No detail provided.
16 |
0-10 |
Evaluation-20 |
20 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
0-10 |
Relevance-20 |
Clearly explains how relevant to topic 20 |
Needs some elaboration 19 |
Needs more detail 17 |
No detail provided 16 |
0-10 |
Strengths and Weaknesses-20 |
Discusses strengths and weaknesses 20 |
Needs more elaboration 19 |
Needs more detail 17 |
Mentions no strengths and weaknesses 16 |
0-10 |
Total: |
100 |
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