Assignment 4.1: Research Paper Annotation

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Assignment 4.1: Research Paper Annotation

  • Due
    Dec 22 by
    9:59pm
  • Points
    100
  • Submitting
    a text entry box or a file upload
  • Available
    Nov 24 at 10pm – Dec 22 at 9:59pm
    28 days

Description

Students will find, read, and annotate an academic article related to their research manuscript topic.

Objectives

  • Evaluate information and its source when constructing your beliefs.
  • Compare different perspectives on a real-world issue.

Instructions

1. Using the Internet or library as a resource, find an academic
article related to your research manuscript topic. Once you have found
an article, copy it into a Microsoft Word document. You have access to
Microsoft Word through your Concorde 365 email account.

2. Using the “Track Changes” tool in Microsoft Word, annotate your
article. For tips on how to use Track Changes, click on the following
links:

3. Annotating an article means that you provide a brief analysis of
the article. You can begin by reading the article once through to
understand the main idea. Then go back and look up any words or concepts
you do not understand. Next, look at the points the author makes and
any rationale that is provided to back up the main ideas (you may
underline, bold, or comment to indicate these). You may also want to
note any particular passages that you think are important. Be sure to
track all of the edits that you make during your annotation. Review the
annotation example below before you start.

4. Write a summary (250-350 words) of the article after you have completed your reading.

Assignment Submission:

  • The use of outside resources is strongly recommended and all papers must be cited and written in APA format.
  • Once you have completed the assignment, click the Submit Assignment
    option in the menu to the right and select a format for submitting your
    assignment.
  • Click the Submit Assignment button when you are ready.

Annotation Example

Rubric

Annotating Assignment Rubric_2017

Annotating Assignment Rubric_2017

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Assignment Ideas

20.0
pts
Ideas
are clear, insightful, thought-provoking, and focused so that they
consistently support the topic, thesis and audience for the paper.

17.0
pts
Ideas
are clear and focused to support the topic and a clearly-stated central
idea, but are not consistently insightful or thought-provoking.

13.0
pts
Ideas are clear but conventional or general, and support the topic, thesis, and audience for the paper.

9.0
pts
Ideas
are unclear or clichéd and demonstrate a lack of focus in support of the
topic or a central idea, which may be vague or missing.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Assignment Development

20.0
pts
Development
is fresh, with abundant details and examples that arouse audience
interest and provide relevant, concrete, specific and insightful
evidence in support of sound logic.

17.0
pts
Development
is adequate, but may lack depth, with details and examples that arouse
audience interest and provide relevant, concrete, specific evidence in
support of sound logic.

13.0
pts
Development
is sufficient but general, providing adequate but perhaps not
interesting details, examples, and evidence that include no logical
fallacies or unsupported claims.

9.0
pts
Development
is insufficient, providing scarce or inappropriate details, evidence,
and examples that may include logical fallacies or unsupported claims.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Organization

20.0
pts
Organization
is coherent, unified and effective in support of the paper’s purpose/
plan and consistently demonstrates effective and appropriate rhetorical
transitions between ideas and paragraphs.

17.0
pts
Organization
is coherent, unified and effective in support of the paper’s purpose/
plan and usually demonstrates effective and appropriate rhetorical
transitions between ideas and paragraphs

13.0
pts
Organization
is coherent and unified overall in support of the essay’s purpose/
plan, but is ineffective at times and may demonstrate abrupt or weak
transitions between ideas or paragraphs.

9.0
pts
Organization
is confused and fragmented in support of the essay’s purpose/ plan and
demonstrates a lack of structure or coherence that negatively affects
readability.

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Style & Mechanics

20.0
pts
Readable
and rhetorically effective in tone, incorporating varied sentence
structure, precise word choice and correct grammar, spelling and
punctuation. (Mastery of style)

17.0
pts
Style
is readable and rhetorically effective in tone, incorporating varied
sentence structure, effective word choice, and correct grammar, spelling
and punctuation. (Effective style)

13.0
pts
Style
is readable, but unremarkable in tone, sometimes including a lack of
sentence variety effective word choice, or some distracting, but not
serious, errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Readable but
inconsistent style)

9.0
pts
Style
is incoherent or inappropriate in tone, including a lack of sentence
variety, ineffective or inappropriate word choice, and serious errors in
grammar, spelling and punctuation. (Ineffective style)

20.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Format

20.0
pts
Format is correct, meets all assignment directions, and works expertly to support the essay’s purpose/plan.

17.0
pts
Format is correct, meets all assignment directions, and works generally to support the essay’s purpose/plan.

13.0
pts
Format
is mostly correct, meets critical aspects of assignment directions, and
works mostly to support the essay’s purpose/ plan.

9.0
pts
Format is faulty, does not meet sufficient aspects of the assignment direction, and does not support the essay’s purpose/ plan.

20.0 pts

Total Points:
100.0

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