This guide is designed to provide helpful resources for Annette Cole's ENGL 1301 class. Below is a copy of your assignment and important dates to remember.
Getting Started- contains a helpful video about keyword searching and how to develop ideas for your paper.
Database tab - You will find databases geared towards helping you either find a topic to research (Issue databases) or where to find additional information regarding the topic you've chosen (Multi-subject databases).
Images- Will provide you with resources to use for image searching and how to cite them.
Evaluating and Citing Sources in MLA- Is everything you need to know about citing sources in MLA, Plagiarism, and evaluating websites
HELP!- Feeling lost? Still, need help picking a topic or finding more sources? Here are all the ways you can contact a librarian for additional help
Helpful tip: You always want to find more sources than you need. Example: If your teacher says you need 5 cited sources you probably want to find 7-8 just so you have enough.
Week of:
September 14th:
Library orientation (video). Identify at least three possible topics. Choices should be uploaded to the discussion board by September 18th @11:59 p.m.
September 27th:
Works Consulted (a list of sources in MLA format/alphabetical order that you may be able to use for your research). Due October 2nd@11:59 p.m.
October 11th:
Revised Works Consulted due October 16th@11:59 p.m.
October 25th:
Annotated Bibliography rough draft due November 6th@11:59 p.m.
November 15th:
Annotations final draft due November 20th@11:59 p.m.
December 6th:
All visual presentations due to December 6th@11:59 p.m. If you use Prezi—be sure your link is submitted
Fall 2021
Research Project
In recent years, and thanks to the internet, we are being inundated with information from every possible medium—newspapers, news programs, and social media outlets. It is virtually impossible not to be exposed to some issue that can affect the population. Your assignment is to identify a social issue currently discussed, protested, or otherwise examined in the media. While there are preliminary steps before the completion of your final work, our goal is to prepare an annotated bibliography and create a visual presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, or short video) that demonstrates your knowledge of the topic. This research project has the potential to be an exciting project and can also be fun as you will learn research techniques, MLA formatting, and compiling images to create a narrative of your research. The assignment will be done in stages; this week involves identifying a topic, learning what resources are available to you in the library, and gathering preliminary sources. Instead of a physical trip to the library, we will have a virtual orientation presented by Ms. April Martinez. The video will be available until the end of the semester.