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Before starting this assignment, review the Critical Thinking Journal assignment instructions. The purpose of writing a proposal is to give your instructor an opportunity to provide feedback on your topic and argument. A paper proposal requires you to narrow your ideas and begin formulating the argument you will make. A proposal can also help by directing you away from a potentially unworkable topic and toward one that is do-able given the time and space constraints of a class paper. The point is to avoid the problem of finding out too late that your topic is not going to work. The proposal has 2 parts:(a) Proposal (400 words)(b) Annotated Bibliography (300 words)You must submit the proposal and bibliography as one document. You are not absolutely bound by what you write in your proposal – it’s usual to revise one’s ideas as the research progresses. However, if you decide to make significant changes from what I have approved in the proposal, then you must discuss the changes with me before writing your Journal. The proposal must be typed, double-spaced, with size 12 font and 1” margins. Submit your assignment to the Proposal folder in D2L by 11:59 pm on Nov 7. LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE PENALIZED AT A RATE OF 5% PER DAY. proposals the following prompts to prepare your proposal:a) Which 3 locations will you analyze in your paper? Why have you chosen these particular places? b) Which two geographical concepts will you use to analyze each site? How will they help you? It must be clear to me which concepts you will use for each location.c) Identify the materials you will use in your paper (lecture notes, readings, observation notes, media articles, other?).d) Explain how the paper will be organized. Outline the key parts and provide a brief description of what each section will cover.
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (3 citations + 300 words)An annotated bibliography is a list of citations of books, articles, and documents (such as government reports) that includes a summary of each source. Like any bibliography, an annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources. In addition to bibliographic data, an annotated bibliography provides a concise summary of each source and assesses its value or relevance. The purpose of the annotation is to inform your reader of the relevance and quality of the sources cited. Your bibliography must include at least 2 scholarly sources. You may also include a news media article or another document. You may not include the textbook or lecture notes. For more information about annotated bibliographies and to see examples, look here and here. To create your annotated bibliography, follow these steps: Step One: Search for sources located books or articles that may contain useful information and ideas related to your topic. Read the items. For journal articles, start by reading the abstract to determine whether the article is relevant. Once you have reviewed several sources, choose 3 that are most relevant to your topic. If you are not sure what a scholarly source is, please visit the library for assistance.Step Two: Cite your 3 sources in alphabetical ordering the 3 sources you have chosen in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. Use MLA, APA or other recognized style. If you are not sure how to create citations, visit the library for help. Step Three: Summarize the arguments of each of the 3 sources once the sources have been listed alphabetically, write-up a concise description (“annotation”) of the main argument of each source. Each annotation should be 100 words. The annotation will identify the purpose of the article (or research question), the thesis statement, major methods of the investigation if identified (i.e. does the article base its main arguments on archives, interviews, etc.), and main conclusions. Identifying the argument of a source is different from describing or listing its contents. Ask yourself – what exactly is the author trying to say? What is their main point?
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