Annotated Bibliographies

1. Annotated Bibliographies Week 4

2. Class Overview • 4 Rules for Academic Writing that (Most of) You Need to Know • How to MLA Cite Properly using easybib.com • BA3 (Annotated Bibliography) directions • Writing an Annotated Bibliography in 3 Easy Steps • Rate that annotation (In-class writing assignment) • Rate each other’s annotations

3. Upcoming Assignments • BA3 – Annotated Bibliography – Tuesday, February 12th • Draft 1.1 – Literature Review – Tuesday, February 19th (Major Assignment)

4. 4 Things Most of You Need to Know about Academic Writing. • 1. Do not use the second person “you” in any of your academic writing (i.e. Malcolm X says you should get an education because….”) • 2. Do not talk about essays in the past tense. (i.e. Douglass wrote that he had difficulties overcoming certain obstacles….). Always use the present tense when talking about essays, novels, films, poems, etc. • 3. Do not use slang words or phrases (the perfect storm, breaking down the idea, etc.) • 4. Do not use contractions (they’re, won’t, it’s). Just say the two words that you are trying to combine into one.

5. Creating proper MLA Citations • -Books • -Essays printed in a book • -Journal Essays • Use easybib.com– It will make your life much easier. You will not be allowed to use any other sources other that the ones listed above.

6. BA3 Directions • 1. Write a 1-3 sentence description of your topic at the top of the bibliography. Ideally, you will have refined your topic based on my feedback from the previous weekend. • 2. Create a bibliography of no less than 6 SCHOLARLY sources using the proper MLA citation. If your source is not scholarly, then you will forfeit all points for that single annotation. • 3. Provide a 100-150 word annotation of each source, in which you evaluate the relevance, accuracy, and quality of each source’s content. (More on this later in the lecture).

7. The following do not count as “scholarly sources” for BA3. • -Newspaper articles • -Journal abstracts • -Websites • -Text books • -General audience encyclopedias • -General interest publications(Economist, National Geographic, Scientific American etc.) • -Popular magazines • IF YOU USE ANY OF THESE SOURCES, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOSE 16 POINTS FOR THAT BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY!

8. Acceptable Scholarly Sources • -Scholarly books • -Essays published in academic journals. • -Articles in subject-specific encyclopedias

9. How to Write an Annotated Bibliography • Step 1: Summarize (50 words) • -What is the major argument? • -What topics are covered? • -Easiest way to do this: If someone asked you what this article/book is about, what would you say?

10. How to Write an Annotated Bibliography • Step 2: Assess (50 Words) • -How does this source compare to other sources in your bibliography? • -Is this source biased or objective? How so? • -Important: Establish the credibility of this source when you assess it.

11. How to Write an Annotated Bibliography • Step 3: Reflect • -You need to explain how this source fits into your research. • -How does this source help you shape your argument? • -How has it changed the way you have thought about your topic? • -How will you use this source in your research project?

12. If you follow these three steps and write like a champion, you will win on BA3.

13. In-Class Writing Assignment • -Work in groups of two. • -I will show you all examples of annotated sources written by former students of 1302. • -Write down a brief critique of each source, judging the student’s ability to summarize, assess, and reflect. In other words, tell me what is good or bad about each annotation and if that student follows the three steps of an annotated bibliography. See if you can figure out whether or not the MLA citation is correct, too. Be specific. • -You will have one minute for each source. We will discuss your findings before moving on to the next source.

14. Ludwig, Jens. “Concealed-gun-carrying laws and violent crime: evidence from state panel data.” International Review of Law and Economics (1998): 239-254. • This article talks about states that have minimum age laws for carrying concealed handguns and how they affect homicide rates. It also goes into detail about how crime rates have dropped in states with permissive concealed handgun carry laws. Jens Ludwig is a professor at the University of Chicago and has written many pieces on gun control and guns in general. Ludwig uses sources from other universities like Duke and Oxford, but also uses national sources like the National Academy of Sciences and the National Rifle Association. He goes so far to even use sources from out of the country, The Handbook of Econometrics, from Amsterdam. This source is helpful because it goes into the stats of homicidal rates in various age groups and parts of the country where the handgun laws differ.

15. Springs, Hannah. “Health Professionals of the Future: Teaching Information Skills to the Google Generation.” New York, 2010. Journal Article. • This scientific article is another excellent and accurate article that provides important information about the given topic. Springs takes a look at what exactly the Google Generation is and who it is. She takes time to examine the several “skill gaps” that are associated with this particular generation. The article discusses how these gaps have an effect on our generation and future generations to come. Spring’s is a part of Generation X, which offers valuable information from another point of view. With this view she discusses the implications for teaching and learning are for the Google Generation. The quality of this source is very high and gives a unique outside look, along with scientific data that backs up her arguments.

16. Blanton, TL and Deschner, J. “Biological Mothers’ Grief: the Post-adoptive Experience in Open versus Confidential Adoption.” Child Welfare 1990 Nov-Dec, 69. • This is a journal article that reviews the research survey conducted on 59 women who had placed a child for adoption through an agency--18 via open adoption and 41 via closed adoption. It argues whether open or closed adoption is healthy for a biological mother. Blanton is a researcher and has many other publications in social psychology. Deschner has a PhD in psychology and also has published other writings on the adoption controversy. This article is useful because it gives the point of view from both open and closed adoptions.

17. Ellison, Nicole, Charles Steinfield, and Cliff Lampe. “The Benefits of Facebook “Friends:” Social Capitol and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network sites.” Michigan State University, 2007. Journal Article. • This article is particularly helpful in that it takes a look at the worlds most famous and popular social networking site Facebook and its relationship to college students. This information is important because it takes a look at how the Google Generation uses social networking sites. The article makes key points about social capital and life changes, which is an important aspect that contributes to how the Y Generation is the way it is. It is also extremely important because it is backed by scientific data that discusses the direct effect that Facebook has on the Google Generation. The information takes a look at “Facebook Use Intensity” and other important factors that attribute to the studied generation.

18. Pan, Bing, Helene Hembrooke, Thorsten Joachims, loriLorigo, Geri Gay, and Laura Granka. “In Google We Trust: Users’ Decision on Rank, Position, and Relevance.” Indiana, 2007. Journal Article. "In Google We Trust" is a wonderful resource that visits how we use search engines and their social implications. Although the article doesn’t take a specific look at the Google engine and its relation to the Y Generation, it is still meaningful in that it examines how we use that engine to search for information every day. By taking a look at this study, we can take a step back and reflect on how this form of information technology has a direct effect on the Y Generation. The researchers from Cornel University visit several important factors throughout the article such as related research, user behavior and even eye tracking on the Google results page. It takes a look at what we trust and how we use it.

19. Brodzinsky, David M and Schechter, Marshall D. “Open Adoption.” The Psychology of Adoption. Oxford University Press: New York, 1990. • The selective reading over open adoption covers many main overviews of adoption such as history of adoption, traditional adoption practices, social policies affecting adoption; it even shares stories of others’ personal experiences with adoption. It basically covers most of the key points about open adoption and how most people now advocate and support such practices. David Brodzinsky is a Professor Emeritus in Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University. He also is a Research & Project Director at the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute in New York City. Marshall Schechter is a psychiatrist in private practice in Beverly Hills, California. This reading helps support the idea that open adoption is more common and more reasonable than closed adoption.