Annotated Bibliography
The Annotated Bibliography assignment should include 10 text-based sources (not social media posts); at least 5 of the sources should be academic (per requirements defined in class). The 10 sources should cover a topic of interest to you and related to the work of this year’s Georgia General Assembly. It can be tied to a specific bill, but need not be. You are free to use sources that have been collected for other projects this semester.
The Annotated Bibliography should begin with 200 words of introduction summarizing your topic and articulating your position on that idea that has developed during your research. Feel free to mention sources in this introduction. The introduction should be followed by 10 sources and their annotations, organized in MLA format; annotations should be around 100 words each.
We considered a variety of different artifacts a “source” this semester, however, on this bibliography, please only include text-based sources written by journalists, policy makers, scholars, researchers, or other experts in the field. Video interviews with an expert can count as a source, but avoid social media posts.
Submit the Annotated Bibliography as an MS Word file or PDF. Do not submit a hyperlink to a cloud-version of a file that can be altered.
Per the generative AI policy in the syllabus, do not use generative AI materials for research or writing your annotations.
This assignment is due to D2L by Monday, May 4.
Presentation
Deliver a 5-min presentation in class on Monday/April 27, Wednesday/April 29, or via a cloud-hosted link to a screenshot video that you’ve recorded. The presentation should cover the research of your Annotated Bibliography or (if you have substituted that assignment for the Experiential Activity) a topic of interest to you and related to the work of the Georgia General Assembly. It should consist of no more than 5 slides, and the majority of the information in the presentation should be delivered orally by you rather than read from the slide (privilege images over text in your slides).
This assignment is due on the day of your presentation (4/27 or 4/29) or on 4/29 if you choose to submit it as a video. Submit your slides or your video in the #activities channel on Discord.
