Assignment : Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography
Details: For an audience of your classmates and your instructor, write a proposal in which you explain the focus of what you want to research. Explain why you and your readers should be interested in the topic. Include an annotated bibliography of sources relevant to your research question(s). The goal of this assignment is to help you prepare for your research paper by finding, investigating, and assessing sources relevant to your question. Your proposal should:
- be at least 5 double-spaced pages (including the bibliography)
- and consist of two parts:
1. Research Proposal
2. Annotated Bibliography
Research Proposal Details:
Introduce your readers to the topic that you chose to research and provide some background information on the topic. This will help your readers understand why the topic is important. Your proposal should provide answers to the following questions:
- What is your topic?
- What do you already know about the topic? Can you provide any background information to help your readers understand why it is important to you? (Make sure you only use what YOU already know, don't look to outside sources for background information.)
- Why are you interested in the topic?
- What question(s) are you researching?
- What questions will guide you as you select and assess sources?
Annotated Bibliography Details:
You will list 5 published sources that you have found that are related to your research topic and question(s). You may use no more than 3 online sources (and they must be credible). One of your sources must be print material. Under each APA reference entry please describe the content of the source and how you feel that it will help you with your research paper. We will review guidelines for assessing the usefulness of sources in class. You will receive an example of an annotated bibliography.
In my paper, I'll take about the security problem of immigrant. At the first, I'll introduce the origin, history and background of immigrant. After that, I'll talk about what kind of security problem existence. As an example of the security problem of immigrant in the use, I'll talk about both sides of the citizen of the US and immigration from other countries the problems they will face. Next, I'll talk about the different policy between the US and other countries that result in to different security problem. I may use the news of Syria refuges to deeply discuss security problem of people move to other countries or region whether it is legal or not. In the end, I'll try to figure out the solution of these problems.
Annotated Bibliography
Ehrenreich, B. (2001). Nickel and dimed: On (not) getting by in America. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
In this book of nonfiction based on the journalist's experiential research, Ehrenreich attempts to ascertain whether it is currently possible for an individual to live on a minimum-wage in America. Taking jobs as a waitress, a maid in a cleaning service, and a Walmart sales employee, the author summarizes and reflects on her work, her relationships with fellow workers, and her financial struggles in each situation.
An experienced journalist, Ehrenreich is aware of the limitations of her experiment and the ethical implications of her experiential research tactics and reflects on these issues in the text. The author is forthcoming about her methods and supplements her experiences with scholarly research on her places of employment, the economy, and the rising cost of living in America. Ehrenreich's project is timely, descriptive, and well-researched.
The annotation above both summarizes and assesses the book in the citation. The first paragraph provides a brief summary of the author's project in the book, covering the main points of the work. The second paragraph points out the project's strengths and evaluates its methods and presentation. This particular annotation does not reflect on the source's potential importance or usefulness for this person's own research.
Remember the 3 key terms we learned for annotations? This sample only includes TWO of them. It is missing the reflection piece.
1. Summarize
2. Assess/Evaluate
3. Reflect