This week, we will really buckle down and begin the research for our project. When making any kind of argument or addressing an issue, it can be very helpful to show your audience trusted sources that can help back up your claims. It can also be helpful to include sources that might counteract your claim, so that you can address concerns your audience might have ahead of time. Keep in mind that we are looking for trusted academic sources that have been peer-reviewed.

This week's "reading" is a little different than usual. First, you will read Purdue OWL'S primer on how to write an annotated bibliography. Then, you will watch some very short videos by UAF's Rasmusen Library to help you search for sources. 

The writing assignment this week is to create an annotated bibliography. The assignment is broken down into steps to help make the work more manageable.  First, you will do the self-led tutorial from the library on how to research using Academic Search Premiere. You will chose the best sources you can find and create your bibliography. Make sure you give us the bibliographical information so that we know where to find the source, a summary of the source so we know what it says, an assessment of the source and how useful you think it could be, and a reflection on how it might be used in your final project. 

This week is a lot of work, and we are really getting into the meat of the project, so make sure you get started early!