Starting your Annotated Bibliography – Week 4 and 5.
An Annotated Bibliography is a list of sources you have read to explore your research topic. Each source is annotated. This means that you write a short paragraph which highlights key aspects and evaluates the relevance of the source for your research purpose. Compiling an annotated bibliography is the first step in preparing to do research for essays and masters level projects. The purpose of this task is to show a critical understanding of your five chosen sources, published in English, and how they relate to your question and to each other.
Written Task 4 (formative) – Introduction. 500 words +/- 10% (final references not included), submit Friday week 4
Introduce your annotated bibliography to a non-expert reader.
Include information about your chosen research project:
· The concept, definition and explanation.
· The context to your concept – important further background information.
· The problem you have identified with your concept.
· Explain why this research is important to your Research Question.
· Explain how the sources will help you address your Research Question about your concept. Remember to write evaluatively about the sources.
· At the end of the introduction include a concluding statement that makes your current stance on your Research Question clear to the reader.
Assessment Criteria for peer review:
· Has the writer included all the content outlined in the task instructions?
· Does the writer use range and accuracy of language appropriate to IELTS 6.5?
· Does the text develop from general to specific ideas?
· Does the writer correctly reference the ideas he/she has borrowed in- text and at the end?