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M2 Review of the Literature fall2021

The assignment requires students to create a Review of the Literature with an Annotated Bibliography, including at least ten scholarly sources formatted in MLA 8th edition. Students must summarize each source and explain its relevance to their research, while also identifying gaps in existing literature. The introduction should synthesize these sources following the CARS Model, highlighting the academic conversations and establishing the research niche.

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M2 Review of the Literature fall2021

The assignment requires students to create a Review of the Literature with an Annotated Bibliography, including at least ten scholarly sources formatted in MLA 8th edition. Students must summarize each source and explain its relevance to their research, while also identifying gaps in existing literature. The introduction should synthesize these sources following the CARS Model, highlighting the academic conversations and establishing the research niche.

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ENC1102 Composition II Galbreath

Major Assignment 2: Review of the Literature with Annotated Bibliography (20%)


The Task: For this Review of the Literature to be successful, it must include the following things:
1. Bibliographic section
Your bibliography lists your secondary sources in alphabetical order by
author last name. Use a hanging indent to clearly delineate the sources (the
annotations will also be indented—the only text to align with the left margin Beware rabbit holes & other
should be the first line). Cite sources in MLA 8th ed. format. distractions in your
 You must have a minimum of ten (10) scholarly secondary sources. The secondary source search—
optional readings listed in Webcourses (Home/Readings) can count toward this. remember you're trying to
Each citation must be followed by an annotation, which should be at least 75 find a niche in writing-
words (75-100 words depending on significance). Organize each annotation related research.
by:
• Briefly summarizing the main relevant points of the source (the research
conducted by the authors) in order to help your readers understand the researcher's area of interest.
• Explaining how this part of the conversation is useful to your research, drawing connections back to your
research question and between other secondary sources in your Annotated Bib. The main goal here is to think
about arguments, methods, and linked conversations.
Remember the goal of finding a gap in the research or knowledge, so pay special An Annotated Bib can help
attention to areas you feel are not addressed or covered insufficiently. Please do you stay organized as you
not use sources to “prove your point”—that is not the target here.
sift through multiple
2. Introduction (You should write this after you’ve completed and sources, and it will provide
synthesized all your annotations.) the context for developing
Write a 3-4 page synthesis of your secondary sources which follows Swales’ your Researched Argument.
CARS Model moves. This will become (after revision) the introduction to your Carefully thinking through
final Researched Argument. You need at least 3 and no more than 5 your annotations will
conversations, composed of at least 2 sources each. Sources may overlap, that provide you with ready
is, they may fit into more than one conversation. A Lit Review shows the material for your synthesis in
intertextuality of academic conversations, and helps you show that your
the Lit Review.
research is necessary and relevant, and that it hasn't been done yet (carves out
your niche).
Remember that Move 1 of the CARS Model should be the largest part of your introduction – Move 1, Step 3 in
particular should be multiple paragraphs, as it helps illustrate the 3 to 5 related conversations situated around your
topic. (Leave your own arguments out of this section and keep the focus on your sources and their arguments.)
For Move 3 of the CARS Model, end your introduction with your focused line of inquiry (while we know this and
this, we still do not know ____ ), which will clearly show how you intend to fill the niche indicated in Move 2.
Each source you collected for your Annotated Bibliography should be represented in your introduction somehow—
either synthesized as part of the academic conversation you’re joining (Move 1) or as research models (such as
course readings) you’ll use to add to the conversation (Move 3).
IMPORTANT! Arrangement and formatting:
The Annotated Bib is a genre, so format is important. Follow bibliography formatting: citations in alphabetic order
with a hanging indent. Include the appropriate MLA 8th ed. format for fonts, page numbers, and citation format.
Do not rely on machine-generated citations—do your homework and double-check your formatting (see EasyWriter
for guidelines or visit the Writing Center for help). You can see examples of what this formatting looks like on
Home/Student Examples.
The Introduction should be formatted with standard MLA paragraphs, and headers are allowed.
Due: Oct. 15 by 11:59 pm in Webcourses. We will have two peer reviews, the weeks of Oct. 4 & Oct. 10.

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