Culminating Project Seminar #3 Components 2 & 3 Annotated Bibliography and the Journal

Component 2: Annotated Bibliography The Annotated Bibliography documents the research used for your project. All sources must relate to your project. Do not include sources that do not relate to your project. The annotation describes the source and whether it was helpful to you in your project.

Annotated Bibliography Format is either MLA or APA. Your supervising teacher decides which one you should use. Be sure to find out from them which they want. You must have at least 5 sources in your bibliography. There is no maximum. The sources must come from at least 3 types of media.

Source Types: Books Newspaper articles Magazines On-line/electronic sources Personal interviews Editorials Pamphlets, brochures Works of art Movies or Documentaries Music and/or song lyrics Etc

The annotation is a brief paragraph ( words) that includes the following: A summary of the source information or what the source is. An explanation of whether or not you found the information helpful to you in the completion of the project, and, if so, how. Any other information you feel relevant.

APA and MLA Formats MLA Format for Annotated Bibliographies For an annotated bibliography, use standard MLA format for the citations, then add a brief abstract for each entry, including: 2 to 4 sentences to summarize the main idea(s) of the item, and 1 or 2 sentences to relate the article to your research topic, your personal experience, or your future goals (if part of your assignment) or to add a critical description.

MLA Annotation Example (Imagine it is double spaced) Fryer, Sarah Beebe. "Beneath the Mask: The Plight of Daisy Buchanan." Critical Essays on F. Scott Fitzgerald's “The Great Gatsby.” Ed. Scott Donaldson. Boston: G.K. Hall, This is a feminist essay that argues that Daisy is trapped in cultural constructions of Rich Wife and Pretty Girl - she chooses the "unsatisfactory stability" of her marriage because of those constructions. Fryer's only mention of Jordan is a foil to Daisy - - "Like Jordan, Daisy is affected" (156). Mandel, Jerome. "The Grotesque Rose: Medieval Romance and The Great Gatsby." Modern Fiction Studies 34(1988): Mandel argues that Gatsby follows many of the conventions of medieval romance, and analyzes East and West Egg as competing courts, Buchanan as a prince/Lord with Daisy as unattainable queen/fair lady. Gatsby and Nick are both construed as knights; Jordan is only mentioned in passing as a sort of attendant figure on Queen Daisy. This whole analysis seems somewhat farfetched.

APA Format for Annotated Bibliographies For an annotated bibliography, use standard APA format for the citations, then add a brief abstract for each entry, including: 2 to 4 sentences to summarize the main idea(s) of the item, and 1 or 2 sentences to relate the material to your research topic and/or to evaluate the material.

APA Annotation Example (Imagine it is double spaced) Armstrong, T. (1994). Multiple intelligences in the classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Armstrong describes each of seven intelligences identified by Howard Gardner. He offers an informal checklist for identifying personal strengths in the intelligences and suggests classroom applications. This book is a valuable tool for teachers at any level, with concrete suggestions for classroom applications. Checkley, K. (1997, September). The first seven... and the eighth: A conversation with Howard Gardner. Educational Leadership, 55, 8 ‐ 13. In this interview, Gardner discusses criteria for determining the intelligences, highlights the Naturalist Intelligence, and explodes a number of myths about multiple intelligences theory. He distinguishes between learning styles and multiple intelligences. This distinction has helped me in my teaching, looking at how children respond to different learning situations.

MLA and APA References Get from your teacher In the Appendix of the Guidebook Available from the library These examples are found at: f f

The Rubric Study the rubric for this component It is very easy to figure out what it takes to pass this component. Make sure your Annotated Bibliography resembles the descriptors for achieving a 3 or 4 on each trait. You will need to Re-Do if any trait is below a 3.

Component 3: The Journal The Journal documents all activities for your project. You must document a minimum of 30 hours over the course of your project. For grading, if it is not in the journal it did not happen. Can be word-processed or hand written as long as it is legible.

Journal Requirements Each entry includes the date, time of activity, number of hours spent on the activity, materials used and any expenses. Each entry is a minimum of one paragraph describing: What you did What you learned How it relates to your project A reflection on whether the activity was helpful, what your next step will be, and any other information you feel relevant.

Journal Tips Document everything--you will quickly find that 30 hours is not as much as you think. Document the time you spend on your proposal steps, your research, your annotated bibliography, your presentation preparation, and of course your product completion. See Guidebook for an example journal format. Keep a running tab on your hours. Your supervising teacher should be evaluating your journals on an ongoing schedule. It is usually easy to spot imaginary journal entries.

The Journal Rubric Study the rubric. Make sure your journal can pass each trait with at least a 3. Pay close attention to the last trait: Journal Entry Content. Write “genuine” entries. Do not try to pad your hours or write about things that did not actually happen. Your final product will reflect this lack of genuine effort and you will probably have to re-do your journal or your entire project.

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