Assignment 6.1: Annotated Bibliography (Use this source: 1
BENIGN’ DRUG ADDICTION MARIJUANA HAS LONG BEEN CONSIDERED THE LESSER OF THE DRUG EVILS. IF THAT IS SO, WHY DO SOME USERS NEED HELP TO QUIT THE HABIT?: [SUN-SENTINEL Edition]
Mark Worden, Words by Wire (Words by Wire). (1986, Jan 07). BENIGN’ DRUG ADDICTION MARIJUANA HAS LONG BEEN CONSIDERED THE LESSER OF THE DRUG EVILS. IF THAT IS SO, WHY DO SOME USERS NEED HELP TO QUIT THE HABIT?: [SUN-SENTINEL EDITION].
Sun Sentinel Retrieved from
Drug Addiction: Marijuana not a gateway to hard substances: [National Edition]
Drug addiction: Marijuana not a gateway to hard substances: [national edition]. (2002, Dec 03).
National Post Retrieved from
National Post; Don Mills, Ont.. 03 Dec 2002: AL3.
How to Complete This Assignment
In preparation for Paper 2, this informal annotated bibliography assignment will allow you to practice citing and summarizing sources. It will also be the first pre-writing activity for your Argument paper. The goal of the argument essay is to provide sound reasoning to persuade readers to understand your point of view on a topic (remember, others do not have to share or adopt your perspective to recognize it as reasonable and valid). To support your position, you will research and find two sources. It may be helpful to provide one source with information supporting your position on the topic and another that supports an opposing viewpoint.
Assignment Instructions
Before starting this assignment, review the English department’s AI policy located in the syllabus and at the top of the Content area of Blackboard.
AI should not be used to write any part of this assignment — I want your own research and your own thoughts.
To complete this assignment, please review Paper 2 instructions (attached here), and choose a topic, then follow the instructions below for your Annotated Bibliography for Paper 2:
1. Read about annotated bibliographies on the
OWL at Purdue’s website (opens in new window) at Pay special attention to the Sample MLA Annotation, the first and third paragraphs particularly. The first paragraph summarizes the source; the third paragraph explains how it will be useful in a paper.
2. Use any of the library’s electronic resources on the library’s Techlink page to find at least two relevant, reliable sources related to your supporting points for Paper. Two popular resources are NC Live and ProQuest Central. While these are good, depending on your subject, you may have better luck using other resources on the library’s site. Use the below instructions to access ProQuest Central or JSTOR:
ProQuest Central my sources came from ProQuest
Important Notes:
3. Read the two sources you select carefully at least twice.
4. Open the “MLA Annotated Bibliography Template” file (attached here).
5. Use the template to create an annotated bibliography for your two sources (be sure to read the instructions throughout the template). Here are some further tips: Your Works Cited entries should be in 9th edition MLA format; don’t forget to alphabetize and double-space your sources. (NOTE: Works Cited entries created in 8th edition MLA and 9th edition MLA look the same.) Your annotation (the paragraph after each citation) must be in your own words. Do not copy the abstract from your source (if the source has an abstract).
Submission Instructions
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ENG 111 – Paper 2 Argument Instructions and Guidelines.docx
MLA_Annotated Bibliography Template.docx