Assignment Instructions: Using the JSU Library data base or another professional data base, find sources to support your thesis of your research essay. All sources should be professional sources: journals, books, periodicals. Please use the MLA format when formatting your Annotated Bibliography. Do not copy the author's abstract; this will result in immediate failure of the assignment.
Paper Format and General Guidelines
- Double-space the text of your paper using 12 point Times New Roman font.
- Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
- Make sure each entry has a hanging indention.
Formatting the Annotated Bibliography
- In the upper right-hand corner (1/2 inch from top of page), list last name and page number.
- In the upper left-hand corner (1 inch from top of page), list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date.
- Do not make a title page for your Annotated Bibliography. Double space and center Annotated Bibliography beneath the date. Place title beneath Annotated Bibliography.
- All sources should be in alphabetical order and support reflect one of the topics below.
1. Why Abortion Should be the Decision of the Mother and Not the U.S. Supreme Court
2. Should Fathers Be Allowed to Take Paternity Leave
3. The Age When a Child Should Be Allowed to Date
- The annotation (a brief summary of the article, etc.) should be beneath the source.
Research Assignment:
You need a total of (5 -17) entries/sources analyzing your subject/writing prompt. When writing the research essay (not this assignment), all of the sources in this assignment should be implemented in the form of quotations, summaries, or paraphrasing within the body (none in the introduction or conclusion) of your essay.