Find THREE sources on your Essay 3 topic from the library (Links to an external site.)1) Try peer-reviewed sources first (the gold standard)2) Scholarly sources from the library3) Articles published in reputable magazines, newspapers, journals (PBS, BBC, NPR, AP, Reuters). You may have to do a little research to determine their trustworthinessCreate an annotated bibliography in MLA format (sample) (Links to an external site.)For each source, include the MLA citation and TWO short paragraphs (3-5 sentences each)a brief summarya reflection on how the information will apply to your researchGive yourself plenty of time for this task. You will be writing 6 short paragraphs in total.PLEASE STATE YOUR TOPIC AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.You can use readings from this class in your essay, but you do not have to include them in this assignment. They can be used in addition to your 3 library sources.SAMPLE MLA ANNOTATIONLamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Anchor Books, 1995.Lamott’s book offers honest advice on the nature of a writing life, complete with its insecurities and failures. Taking a humorous approach to the realities of being a writer, the chapters in Lamott’s book are wry and anecdotal and offer advice on everything from plot development to jealousy, from perfectionism to struggling with one’s own internal critic.In the process, Lamott includes writing exercises designed to be both productive and fun. Lamott offers sane advice for those struggling with the anxieties of writing, but her main project seems to be offering the reader a reality check regarding writing, publishing, and struggling with one’s own imperfect humanity in the process. Rather than a practical handbook to producing and/or publishing, this text is indispensable because of its honest perspective, its down-to-earth humor, and its encouraging approach.Chapters in this text could easily be included in the curriculum for a writing class. Several of the chapters in Part 1 address the writing process and would serve to generate discussion on students’ own drafting and revising processes. Some of the writing exercises would also be appropriate for generating classroom writing exercises. Students should find Lamott’s style both engaging and enjoyable.
