prospectus and annotated bib

ENG 205 1 Prospectu s an d A nnotate d Bi bliogr aphy A ssign men t P rom pt The purpose of this assignme nt is t o propos e a topi c a nd pre pare sourc es f or the pe rs ua sive essa y assignment. This assignment cons is ts of t wo pa rts: (a ) a pros pectus and ( b) an a nnot ate d bi bliogr aphy.

Prospectus (20%) A prospectus is a proposal for a project. T he pros pectus for t his a ssignm ent is f or the pe rs ua sive essa y assignment. Your prospectus must consis t of t he fol low ing s ections :

- Title: ​ Indicates the topi c. 10 w ords or less. (2%) - Summary of your motivation:

​ Expl ains w hy t his t opi c i s i m por ta nt to w rite a bout . 100- 200 words. (7%) - Description of your topic :

​ Expl ains w hat your pe rsua sive essa y i s goi ng to be about . Can include the main ideas of t he argum ent you pl an on m aki ng a nd/or w hat you a lr e ady know about the topic. Defines any term inol ogy us ed i n the re se arc h que stion or guiding que stions . 200- 300 words. (7%) - Research question:

​ Write a n a nswera bl e que stion a ddre ssing a spe cif ic c onc ern or issue tha t w ill be the main focus of your pa per. (2%) - Guiding questions:

​ Write a t l east 3 a nswera bl e que stions tha t w ill he lp you a nswer your rese arc h question. (2%) Annotated bibliography (8 0%) An annotated bibliography l is ts , de sc ri be s, a nd e valua te s t he sourc es you pl an t o us e. Y ou m ust f ind t en sources that could potential ly be used for t he pe rsua sive essa y a ssignm ent .

​ At l eas t 6 of these s ou rces must be from books or peer revi ew ed , s ch ol ar ly jou rn al s.

​ Eve ry s ource m ust i nc lude the fol low ing:

- An APA reference ent ry (3%) - A description of the points t ake n from the sourc e t ha t w ill be used i n your pers ua sive essa y. ( 3%) - An evaluation of the sourc e a ddre ssing i ts (a ) credi bility a nd (b ) r ele va nce t o your pers ua sive essay. (2%) - An explanation of how you w ill us e t he sourc e. (2%) Hint: Spend some time looki ng at pot ent ia l s ourc es be fore choos ing a topi c.

Formatting Both the prospectus and annot ate d bi bliogra phy m ust be doubl e s pa ced us ing s iz e 12 T im es N ew R om an font with 1 inch margins. T he pros pectus shoul d be sectione d us ing he adi ngs . Inc lude page num bers a nd a running head. Entries in the annot ate d bi bliogra phy m ust us e a ha ngi ng i ndent. 2% will be deduc te d f or every formatting guideline not follow ed.

ENG 205 2 Due dates Tuesday, 1/31/2017 ​ - Draft of pros pectus due in c la ss on pa per. D raft m ust i nc lude 3 A PA refe re nc e entries of sources you will u se i n t he annot ate d bi bliogra phy.

Thursday, 2/9/2017 ​- Draft of prospectus and a nnot ate d bi bliogra phy due on Google D ocs. M ust i nc lude all 10 sources with substant ia l a nnot ations .

Tuesday, 2/14/2017 ​- Final copy due. Subm it on BBL earn by 11: 59pm.

Example A nnotate d Bi bliogr aphy En tr ie s Cyr, K. (2016). Police use of forc e: A sse ssing ne cessity a nd proport iona lity.

​ Albe rta L aw Review, 53 ​(3), 663-679.

Cyr outlines the use of force by pol ic e offi cers , a rgui ng that i t m ust be used w ithi n t he law and during appropriate tim es. S inc e t hi s s ourc e a na lyz es t he Ca nadian pol ic e s ys te m , it w ill a llow comparison between the am ount of crim es c om mitte d i n Ca nada and t he U nite d S ta te s. I f m y argument is that polic e brut ality i s a bi g probl em in t he U nite d S ta te s, i t i s ne cessa ry t o a ddr ess other places where this i s not an i ssue . T his a rtic le di sc us se s w hen i t i s oka y for pol ic e t o us e force and to what extent it i s a ccept abl e. Cyr i s a pol ic e offi cer w ith t he Roya l C ana dian M ount ed Police. While he is a good source be caus e a pol ic e offi cer s houl d know the ext ent to w hich t hey can use force, his bias a s a pol ic e offi ce m ust be cons ide red.

O’Mara, M. (2014, Decembe r 8). Why polic e body c am era s w oul d w ork.

​ CNN.

​ Retr ie ve d from http://www.cnn.com/2014/ 12/05/opinion/ omara -pol ic e-c am era -pr otection/ O’Mara mentions funds tha t P reside nt O bama ha s pl edge d for pol ic e body c am era s a nd pr ovides details about the incident invol ving E ric G arne r’s de ath t o s et t he cont ext of an e ditor ia l a bout police body cameras. H e a rgue s t ha t body c am era s w oul d be useful for the pol ic e be caus e t he y would provide evidence a ga ins t w rongful alle ga tions of brut ality. H oweve r, he als o s ta te s t ha t body cameras would influence pol ic e offi cers to be have m ore ethi cally i n s itua tions when t hey otherwise would not. Fina lly, he highl ight s w hat he belie ve s w ill be the expe nse a nd l ogistic s of police implementing body c am era s. O ’Mara , w ho w orks as bot h a lega l a na lys t a nd c rim ina l defense attorney, conside rs bot h the pol ic e a nd t he publ ic i n hi s a rgum ent . T his a rtic le pr ovi des a logical argument in favor of polic e body c am era s t ha t c an be ada pted f or thi s pa per.