Q Here's how to get started: Step 1: Watch the video, "How to Write an Annotated Bibliography-7th edition." (It's in this week's Content.) Step 2: Access and then read the article, “Teaching Grammar and Editing in Public Administration: Lessons Learned from Early Offerings of an Undergraduate Administrative Writing Course," by Claire Connolly Knox. This article is in the e-reserves section of your class. You can access the article by taking the following steps: • click Content • select Class Resources • select eReserves • select the icon for eReserves in the middle of your page. • in the list of items that appears, locate the article and download it Step 3: Create an annotation of this article as if you were considering it for a source in a paper. Here's how: • List the article in APA format, as the video describes. (Note: the publication date for this article is not listed. A quick Google Search of the article title will show you that the year of publication is 2013. Include this in your citation.) • Write a 150-200 word summary/critique of the article in which you not only summarize the article but also note any strengths or weaknesses you find in it. In addition, mention whether it will be a possible article for an essay on the topic of teaching grammar in writing courses. (Note: you won't be writing about this topic for your own writing assignments.) Your annotation thus should include the following: • Focus of the study (~ 1-2 sentences • Conclusion(s) of the study (~ 1-2 sentences) • Analysis of the study (e.g., any strengths or weaknesses? Any thing that was particularly remarkable/helpful?) (~ 1-2 sentences) • Its relevance to research on teaching grammar in writing courses (~ 1-2 sentences) Please refer to the "Sample Annotated Bibliography-7th edition" in this week's Content for an example. Step 4: Post your response. Step 5: Comment on at least one of your classmates' posts. Please note: You're not writing about teaching grammar for your own writing assignments. However, this exercise is designed to help you become familiar with listing a source in APA format and with writing a critical annotation for it.
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