These tasks are designed to introduce you to writing analytical style research papers thatadhere to proper APA formatting. The annotated bibliography is a powerful tool to helporganize and guide your research process. As you find sources, keep track of them using APAformatting, but also make notes as to how this source can be useful for your research project.For our purposes, the annotation will include a short summary of the source, as well as a shortassessment of how this source will be used for your essay. You will select three academicsources for your annotated bibliography and find them using the MRU library database. Mostlikely, they will be in the form of academic journal articles and secondary books. Encyclopediaentries may be helpful with some topics, but in that case, only one of the three entries shouldbe in this format.Please include topic and working thesis statement before you start your citations/annotations.
Research essayFor your literary analysis, you will write an essay on a photo essay of your choosing, asdiscussed in class. If you are unsure if your selection fits the parameters of this assignment, youare welcome to check with me after class or via email. Your essay will aim to evaluate theargument being made by the photo essay with the help of the contextual research you did inthe above bibliography. You should use all three of your sources from the bibliography to helpprovide context to your analysis, but you will be required to use at minimum five sources forthis assignment. The additional resources can come from our lectures, our textbook or othersources that help form your analysis.Your paper should have an introduction with a strong thesis, several supporting arguments withexamples (direct quotations/summaries from the texts and relevant contextual information)that demonstrate your thesis, and a conclusion. You should carefully and thoughtfully analyzeyour examples and ensure that they strongly support your thesis. Your mark will be based onclarity of writing and thinking, organization, a clear understanding of the text in question, therigor of your analysis, your writing style, your adherence to APA guidelines, appropriate use ofresearch and your creativity. The research helps to provide theory/or context for your ideas,but you still have to prove your points with evidence and ideas from our class learning and thephoto essay itself. Your paper should not simply repeat or summarize the photos used.Examples of photo essays• The pause: A pandemic photo essay by Canadian Geographic• We followed an old-growth detective into the forest to fact-check B.C.’s suspiciousclaims about the age of trees by The Narwhal• Walking in war’s path by New York Times• Hands across the water by Aljazeera
GNED 1404: Annotated bibliography and research essayRemember, photo essays often use text to accompany images even though the images will bethe focus. This text can and should be included in your analysis. Make sure to select a photoessay from a reputable news organization. These examples can be used for your analysis.