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Why should I write one?
To learn about your topic
Learn “what’s been said”
Develop your own point of view
Tosee what the issues are, what people are
arguing about
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Format: Introduction
Yourbib needs to have a brief (approx. 1
paragraph) introduction that includes:
Purpose of the bib
Ties your sources together
Describeshow your bib will further help you
analyze your major/community
4. Write
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Sample Introduction:
After exploring genres common to the field of psychology through a
preliminary genre analysis, I continued analyzing the language and
genres of my field by tracing an argument relevant to
psychologists. I gathered articles relating to the connection
between toddles language training and adolescent learning. I found
academic articles relating to this topic, and traced the arguments
and patterns common to these articles. Through my research, I
have found sources claiming that toddler language training is
crucial to adolescent proficiency (Smith; Jones; Meri) and others
who claim that toddler language training can have a limited impact
on adult learners (Wayne; Emig; Rice). These sources have helped
me to identify the various aspects of this issue in relation to the
field of psychology. In addition, these articles have helped me
continue exploring the genre conventions that I will need to learn
as I enter a new community through my major.
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Format
Intro
Citation
Precis
Tie to your topic and sources
Citation
Precis
Tie to your topic and sources
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Don’t forget Snooki!
Snooki asserts that becoming a Snooki requires a tan, pink
lipstick, a poof, and animal prints. Snooki supports this
assertion by transforming a young girl into a Snooki by doing her
makeup and hair, and giving her an animal print scarf. Her
purpose was to show that becoming a Snooki requires a hair
and makeup transformation in order to have the perfect Snooki
look. Her intended audience is young girls who look up to
Snooki, and she targets this audience by using a young girl in
her example.
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General Formatting
List each entry in alphabetical order
Do not number your entries
Double space your bibliography
Do not add extra spaces between entries
Use hanging indent after the first line of
citation
Shoot for 10 annotations
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Peer Review
Read through the entire bib once. For each entry, mark on the page:----Is
the citation formatted properly? What issues did you notice?---Do the
precis paragraphs make sense? Mark anything that is unclear.---Under
each citation, is there a description of how the source cited relates to at
least one other source? Are these connections specific and clear? What
could be clarified?---Make specific suggestions for improvement in these
areas:
Go through each of the quotes included in the citations. Then, verify and
make comments:----Are each of the quotes introduced? Mark any quotes
that are at the beginning of sentences with no introduction.----Are each
of the quotes explained? Mark any quotes that could use further
elaboration.----Is there at least one direct quote from each article? Mark
any citation that does not include a quote. ----Make additional comments
about the clarity of the citations. Circle or mark any areas that are hard
to understand
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Once you get your bib back, write
How useful is the feedback that you received, on a scale of 1-
10? Why would you give it this rating?