This guide is developed to help LANG 1404 students, search, evaluate, select, and cite good sources for your assignments (annotated bibliography, seminar presentation & discussion, and e-magazine article). Using this guide before, during, and after the Library workshop, you will
- Define what is a scholarly/academic article as compared to general sources.
- Choose and use appropriate search tools effectively to suit your research topic.
- Evaluate search results in order to select pertinent articles/sources.
Your assignments
1. Annotated bibliography
- At least three university-level articles
- Use APA citation styles
- Include a brief introduction to your theme at the beginning (approximately 50-100 words) to state the focus of your research
- Each entry for each article must include a summary paragraph and an analysis/commentary paragraph
- Each entry should be approximately 250-300 words
2. Student Led Seminar Discussion
- Each seminar lesson will focus on one theme from the provided list or a theme approved by the lecturer
- Facilitated by a leading group of 3-4 student (i.e., the seminar leaders) who have researched topics related to the theme
- The research will be used for an Annotated Bibliography Assessment
- Each of the three leaders giving a 5-minute “presentation” of their subtopic
- After the presentation, each of the 3-4 leaders will individually lead a small group discussions or breakout group
- After the group discussions, the seminar leaders will summarize the discussions from each seminar group and wrap up the seminar
3. E-magazine
- Research a theme from different perspectives
- Introduce the theme to a different audience and highlight the significance of the theme for that audience
- Create an e-magazine to clearly communicate information about the theme and your group’s recommendations
- To support achievement of your communication purpose, you should use information from your annotated bibliography and also insights gained from the seminar
- Consider how to effectively engage your audience with textual and visual elements
- Approximately 1000 words per student
- Use APA citation style
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