Part 1: Outline
Write a 2-page outline that includes the following information: annotated bibliography entry for the secondary source; plot outline and theme for myth, legend, folklore, or fairytale
Checklist for 2-page outline:
- 2 full pages (a little less is okay, so is a little more)
- Organize your paper with your annotated bibliography first, and your plot outline second
- For the annotated bibliography, please refer to the pages under the Module for final paper resources, You should have one outside source cited. This means a source not referenced in class or read in class.
- For your plot outline, write a brief synopsis of your story. Introduce your characters or background. Summarize your scenes. Remember this is only two pages, so keep it simple and brief. This is really just to help you start the basis of your final paper.
- Since this is an outline, we will keep the format informal, but please use MLA if you feel you need a structure.
Annotated Bibliography
Purdue’s Introduction to the Annotated Bibliography
A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, Web sites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic. Bibliographies are sometimes called “References” or “Works Cited” depending on the style format you are using. A bibliography usually just includes the bibliographic information (i.e., the author, title, publisher, etc.).An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation. Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources. Depending on your project or the assignment, your annotations may do one or more of the following.
- Summarize: Some annotations merely summarize the source. What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say? The length of your annotations will determine how detailed your summary is.For more help, see our handout on sources.
- Assess: After summarizing a source, it may be helpful to evaluate it. Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source?For more help, see our handouts on .
- Reflect: Once you’ve summarized and assessed a source, you need to ask how it fits into your research. Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic?
Your annotated bibliography may include some of these, all of these, or even others. If you’re doing this for a class, you should get specific guidelines from your instructor.
WHY SHOULD I WRITE AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?
To learn about your topic: Writing an annotated bibliography is excellent preparation for a research project. Just collecting sources for a bibliography is useful, but when you have to write annotations for each source, you’re forced to read each source more carefully. You begin to read more critically instead of just collecting information. At the professional level, annotated bibliographies allow you to see what has been done in the literature and where your own research or scholarship can fit. To help you formulate a thesis: Every good research paper is an argument. The purpose of research is to state and support a thesis. So, a very important part of research is developing a thesis that is debatable, interesting, and current. Writing an annotated bibliography can help you gain a good perspective on what is being said about your topic. By reading and responding to a variety of sources on a topic, you’ll start to see what the issues are, what people are arguing about, and you’ll then be able to develop your own point of view.To help other researchers: Extensive and scholarly annotated bibliographies are sometimes published. They provide a comprehensive overview of everything important that has been and is being said about that topic. You may not ever get your annotated bibliography published, but as a researcher, you might want to look for one that has been published about your topic.
FORMAT
The format of an annotated bibliography can vary, so if you’re doing one for a class, it’s important to ask for specific guidelines.The bibliographic information: Generally, though, the bibliographic information of the source (the title, author, publisher, date, etc.) is written in either MLA or APA format. For more help with formatting, see our . The annotations: The annotations for each source are written in paragraph form. The lengths of the annotations can vary significantly from a couple of sentences to a couple of pages. The length will depend on the purpose. If you’re just writing summaries of your sources, the annotations may not be very long. However, if you are writing an extensive analysis of each source, you’ll need more space.You can focus your annotations for your own needs. A few sentences of general summary followed by several sentences of how you can fit the work into your larger paper or project can serve you well when you go to draft.Miss Layla’s Examples:
Part 2: Draft
- Instructions:Write a 34-page draft paper using 2 or more library sources. Papers must be at least 3 total pages long and follow standard MLA formatting (typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins). Please cite (using MLA) all of the required sources and have a Works Cited page. Checklist for 3-4 page outline:
- 3 full pages (up to 4 total.)
- Organize your paper with your created story first, and your analysis second
- For your story, you should have a lot completed from your outline. Remember, this is a creative project, so be creative!
- For your analysis, you are essentially doing what we have been doing in our discussion posts. Seeing how this created myth is relative to human life. Be that through the structure of empires, the fear of aging/dying, love, and everything else we have covered. Start your analysis as if you are having a conversation with your friend, talk about life, and talk about your thoughts on the subject you are writing about. This is a draft, so I am not looking for perfection.
This draft is basically your final paper. I will look it over, send feedback, and when it comes time to write your final, the majority will be done. This draft is 3-4 pages, our final is 5-6. Also, if you do not use two sources in the draft, that is okay. Please include 1at the very least.
Part 3: Instructions:
Write a 5-6-page paper using 2 or more library sources. Papers must be at least 5 total pages long and follow standard MLA formatting (typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins). Please cite (using MLA) all of the required sources and have a Works Cited page.
Checklist for Final Paper:
- 5 full pages or more; 5 minimum. The first half should be your story/myth. The second half should be your analysis using your sources.
- Do not include MLA heading, (my name, your name, class); only page numbers and title, please.
- Do not include an annotated bibliography.Works cited should be at the very end.
- Your paper should include one in-class source and one source from your own research. So, one of the Humanities-based texts from class, not one of the stories; and the other is from your research from the library or a valid scholarly source. If you are unsure, ask me. NO WIKI.
- Remember, this is a creative project, so be creative!
- For your analysis, you are essentially doing what we have been doing in our discussion posts. Seeing how this created myth is relative to human life. Be that through the structure of empires, the fear of aging/dying, love, and everything else we have covered. Start your analysis as if you are having a conversation with your friend, talk about life, and talk about your thoughts on the subject you are writing about.
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