Weeks 13-14: Chapter 14

In this module, you will expand on the research you did in the last module by creating an annotated bibliography. You will use the ten sources you found for your research log to develop an annotated bibliography. By working closely with your sources and connecting key ideas from them to your working thesis, you will be more prepared to write your essay.

Unit Learning Objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Locate and evaluate primary and secondary research materials, including journal articles and essays, books, scholarly and professionally established and maintained databases or archives, and informal electronic networks and Internet sources.
Practice and apply strategies such as interpretation, synthesis, response, and critique to compose texts that integrate the writer’s ideas with those from appropriate sources.
Apply methods and technologies commonly used for research and communication in various fields.

Tasks to Complete in this Module

Complete W13-14 Annotated Bibliography
Complete W13-14 Interview Assignment Part 2
Complete the W13-14 Check Your Knowledge Quiz.

Research Process: Accessing and Recording Information

Welcome to Weeks 13-14! In the last module, you created a research log that documented ten sources you plan to use for your argumentative research essays.

Objectives for Weeks 13-14

This module will ask you to work more closely with the ten sources you selected for your research log. You will create an annotated bibliography for the five sources you plan to use most extensively in your argumentative research essays.

In this module, you are building knowledge that will help you meet the following Student Learning Outcomes for EMLS 10:

Read, analyze, and respond to a representative sampling of academic genres across the curriculum with consideration of context, audience, purpose, and culturally-bound references.
Competently integrate multiple text sources for the purpose of developing a written argument,
analysis, or interpretation.
Locate, read, evaluate, analyze, and interpret primary and secondary sources, incorporating
them into written essays using appropriate documentation.
Comprehend and use vocabulary from the Academic Word List.

To successfully complete this module, you will need to:

Complete W13-14 Annotated Bibliography
Complete W13-14 Interview Assignment Part 2
Complete the W13-14 Check Your Knowledge Quiz.

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