This document provides instructions for an annotated bibliography assignment on a topic in American popular culture. Students must submit the assignment by 12:00 noon on Sunday 9/18/16. The annotated bibliography should include a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed sources and 5 popular or open-web sources. Each citation in the bibliography must be followed by an annotation that includes a brief description of the source, where it is from, how it relates to the topic, and its strengths and weaknesses.
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Due: Sunday Morning 9/18/16
Please submit this assignment no later than
12:00 Noon on Sunday 9/18/16
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for students to
1) identify and learn about a subtopic in American Popular
Culture that is of interest to them;
2) become familiar with the online library resources; and
3) to develop some information literacy skills.
Students will develop an
Annotated Bibliography (Template is at end of instructions)
based on a topic in American Popular Culture that is of interest
to them. A minimum of 5 peer-reviewed sources and 5 popular
and/or open-web sources will need to be used in the
bibliography. **An annotated bibliography is a list of citations
to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a
brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The
purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the
relevance and quality of the sources cited. **
The completed assignment will include:
1) List the topic in American Popular Culture that you chose to
investigate for this assignment. (e.g. symbolic interactionism,
doing gender, socialization over life course, mental illness,
prejudice, etc.)
2) List of search terms you used in your searches (e.g. sport,
sociology, "popular culture")
2. 3) Annotated entries for a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed articles
and 5 popular and/or open-web sources (see below for what
should be included in each entry)
Each source entry should include the following:
1) APA-formatted full reference for the source
2) Brief description of the source
3) Evaluation of where the source came from - i.e. peer-
reviewed journal, blog, website, etc.
4) Brief discussion of how the source is relevant to your topic
of interest
5) Brief discussion of the source’s strengths and weaknesses
THE TEMPLATE IS INCLUDED IN THE FILE ATTACHED
TO THIS ASSIGNMENT
SEE ATTACHMENT