English resurch and essay assignment

ENGL1301.062 Miranda 1 Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography Assignment Due Date: Submit in Canvas by 11:59 p.m. on Thurs ., June 29 to receive a grade.

***NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY REASON. Instructions:

1) Locate at least five (5) academic sources that relate to the topic you have chosen for your Essay 3 Problem -Solution Proposal Assignment. 2) Write a one -paragraph introduction (research proposal) that explains what your research is about — • What problem have you identified?

• What possible solution are you proposing? 3) Create a Works Cited page for these sources using MLA formatting. Refer to your textbook, or visit Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) at the following link: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ . 4) After the citation for each source, write a brief, one- paragraph summary of the article. Your summary should be in your own words. 5) In a second paragraph for each source, evaluate the source and explain why you think this is a good source for your paper. Address the following questions: a) How will this source be useful in your research? In other words, how will you use this source in your paper? b) Is this article fr om a reputable source ? How do you know? c) Evaluate the author ’s artic le. Is the argument reasonable? Does it use quotes from e xperts, examples, statistics, or other types of evidence to support the points in the author’s argument? d) Does the article show bias of any kind? Explain your findings. **Refer to the ENGL 1301 Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography Example file in Canvas to see what the finished assignment should look like.