Question and Instructions
Investigate the history of slavery and discuss the ways in which this history impacts contemporary society
Instructions:
The
... [Show More] Annotated Bibliography will follow this order:
1. Introductory paragraph with thesis statement
2. Full APA citation for source 1
-annotation about 250 words.
3. Full APA citation for source 2
-annotation ( about 250 words)
You are required to annotate two academic scholarly resources. A scholarly resource is written by an academic scholar, holding a Ph.D. or other terminal degree, is published in a multi-volume, peer-reviewed journal, and has ample references of its own. Successful annotations begin with your introduction (to the best extent you know it at that point in time), capture publication details, briefly summarize a text, locate key terms, find controversies to analyze and evaluate, and assist in the creation of new knowledge.
• Each of your annotations should be approximately 250 words
Annotated Bibliography Assignment and Sample:
Student Name
Course
Professor McCarthy
Date:
Sample Student Introduction with Thesis (in bold)
It never ceases to amaze me that we pay so little attention to the greatest bulk of our intelligence—that is, the quality of thinking that helps us adapt, deal with stress, love, and live lives of fulfillment. Aristotle argued that educating the mind and not the heart is no education at all. For decades, educators have focused on cognitive skills because they are testable and, therefore, metrics can be applied to them. This kind of education, testing, and then metrically interpreting results has governed American education for decades. And the results have been losses of creativity, imagination, courtesy, civic interest, and the ability to invent businesses that serve people and advance us as a society. Although measurable skills are important, they are not exclusively important, and in fact lose value when separated from an education in the heart, the spirit, and the abstract qualities that make students fully human and excellent participants in a healthy society.
Annotation of a Single Source (5 academic scholarly sources are required for the paper):
Author’s name and Publication detail:
Mezirow, J. (2012). Transformative Learning as discourse. International journal of business & public administration. 9(2), 109-124.
The Annotation Details:
In this article, Mezirow makes a distinction between "instrumental" and "communicative" learning. "Instrumental learning" refers to those processes which measure and gage learning, such as tests, grades, comments, quizzes, attendance records and the like. "Communicative learning," on the other hand, refers to understanding created over time between individuals in what Mezirow calls "critical-dialectical-discourse," (p. 92) which is a fancy way of saying, important conversation between 2 or more speakers. Another key idea Mezirow discusses is "transformative learning," (p. 94) which changes the mind, the heart, the values and beliefs of people so that they may act better in the world. Mezirow argues that "hungry, desperate, homeless, sick, destitute, and intimidated people obviously cannot participate fully and freely in discourse" (p. 92). On the one hand, he is right: there are some people who cannot fully engage because their crisis is so long and deep, they are prevented. But, I don't think Mezirow should make the blanket assumption that everyone in unfortunate circumstances is incapable of entering the discourse meaningfully. One thing is certain: if we gave as much attention to the non-instrumental forms of intelligence--like goodness, compassion, forgiveness, wonder, self-motivation, creativity, humor, love, and other non-measured forms of intelligence in our school curriculums, we'd see better people, actors in the world, and interested investigators than we currently have graduating high school.
AnnBib/Source Summ Rubric
The student has selected an appropriate article(s) for annotation. The article is scholarly and idea rich and has been concisely summarized. The student has captured the complete publication details for later use. 15 25
There is clear understanding of the article(s) at a sufficient level of detail. The article has raised a conflict or controversy, that will lead to analysis in the student's paper. 15 25
The student has captured at least one important quotation (from the article[s])to use later as evidence in drafting the paper. In brief, the student explains the significance of the selected quotation. The student has correctly captured the in-text citation. 15 25
The student has introduced the topic/issue/focus clearly and has a balanced perspective--not overclaiming. The introduction elicits attention because the ideas are important, compelling, concisely (yet fully) stated. Concrete terms are used, and the reader knows where the paper is going. 15 25
The student has evaluated the article(s) and synthesized important knowledge, and has interacted seriously with the article showing understanding and creating new knowledge through the process of reading and analyzing issues the article(s) has (have) raised that are unique to the student's evident understanding. 15 25
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