1. Annotated Bibliography DIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines. Make sure to: ❒ Alphabetize the entries, according to APA style. ❒ Include the required bibliographic information in APA format for each entry. ❒ Include 3-4 sentences for each entry that provide a short summary of the source and how you plan to use it to support your argument. ❒ Include at least seven entries in your annotated bibliography, all of which must be credible, academic sources. ❒ Choose your own sources, but use no more than three websites (there is no limit on the number of online journals used). ❒ Thoroughly check the formatting requirements for the different source types. ❒ Indicate the required sources (book, peer-reviewed journal, newspaper/magazine, and credible website) by including the source type in parentheses after the relevant entry. 2.Evaluate Source: ASSIGNMENT: For this essay, you will select one of the sources you have found through your preliminary research about your research topic. Which source you choose is up to you; however, it should be substantial enough that you will be able to talk about it at length, and intricate enough that it will keep you (and your reader) interested. The introduction of this paper will involve introducing the source: Provide the author, the title, and the context (where you found the source, where it was originally published, who sponsored it, etc.) You will then go on to evaluate the source on two levels: Credibility: Using the information in this unit as a guide, evaluate the source’s authenticity and reliability. Look at all the information that you can find about the source to establish the author’s (or sponsor’s) trustworthiness. Usefulness: Using a combination of summary and analysis, examine the source on a critical level. Determine what the source’s purpose (thesis) is, and how it arrives at that goal. Examine its value to you and the project you are working on. How will it help you prove your own points? How might it come in handy to back up a claim (or address a counter-claim)? 2.1 Evaulated Source Assignment Guidelines DIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines. 1. Source Identification The introduction of this paper will be introducing the source: ❒ Have you provided the author’s name? ❒ Have you provided the source title? ❒ Have you provided the context (where you found the source, where it was originally published, who sponsored it, etc.)? 2. Source Evaluation ❒ Have you provided a judgment on the source’s credibility? ❒ Have you used specific examples from the source to illustrate your judgment on credibility? ❒ Have you provided a judgment on the source’s usefulness? ❒ Have you used specific examples from the source to illustrate your judgment on usefulness?