This Guide will help you with research for your Annotated Bibliography and Research Paper
Identify a burning question--something you feel like you NEED to know more about. Research that question, and write an essay describing what you found. In your essay, tell the story of your research project, describing what you found, and how your perspective evolved, in a formal, fully-documented essay in MLA style. Essays must... include 5 sources be 5+ pages or 1750+ words long (plus Works Cited) follow full MLA style, including Works Cited, in-text citations, and page formatting Write your essay in narrative form, recording the steps of the discovery process. Do not feel obligated to tell everything, but highlight the findings and happenings that were crucial to your hunt and contributed to your understanding of the topic. Organize your essay into the following sections: What I Knew, Assumed, or Imagined. Describe your prior knowledge and understanding of the topic and question, before you began the project. Yes, you may adapt this section from your Proposal. What I Discovered. Describe the information and ideas you gathered. Organize this section as a chronological narrative (like a story) recording the steps of the discovery process. Don’t share every detail; instead, highlight key findings and happenings, the ones that really impacted your perspective. Feel free to include missteps and mistakes you may have made along the way. Reflections. Reflect on what you found and draw some conclusions. Compare what you thought you knew, assumed, or imagined, with what you actually discovered. Discuss what you still hope to learn about this topic/question, and reflect on how you might further share or act on what you have learned. While your essay should be personal and reflective, it should be crafted for readers both real (me, your instructor) and imagined (others interested in your topic, but who may lack your newfound expertise). This means you’ll need to write clearly and engagingly, explain ideas and information thoroughly, and of course document everything.
