ENGL147N 2021 June Week 3 Discussion Latest

ENGL147N Advanced English Composition

Week 3 Discussion

Breaking the Cherry-Picking Habit - Why Write an Annotated Bibliography? Layers of Information and Finding Your Source's "Niche" in Your Argument

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: pp. 2-26, 32-36, and review pages 270-293 & 337-356.

Lesson

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Apply the following writing resources to your posts:

Link (website): APA Citation and Writing (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

Initial Post Instructions

Main Post Paragraph 1: Share Your Thoughts on Annotated Bibliographies

Please take the time to reflect and to honestly respond to all of the following (in a single, well-developed paragraph):

When you started this class, did you fully understand the definition of an "annotated bibliography"?

Based on your textbook and lesson readings for this week, what do you now understand an annotated bibliography to be? Have you been guilty of "cherry picking" from the sources you write about? Explain.

In what ways do you anticipate your annotated bibliography being helpful to you in writing a strong, compelling argument research essay?

Also, after reviewing the lesson and the textbook, what remaining questions do you have about the annotated bibliography in general and/or about our assignment this week?

Main Post Paragraph 2: Perform an Initial Source Evaluation

Part of this week's assignment will ask you to richly evaluate your potential sources for your argument research essay. This post will get you started by allowing you to practice with one of those sources. In a single, rich paragraph:

Introduce the source by author, title, and year, and summarize it briefly.

Explain why you chose this source over others.

Briefly run through all five elements of the CRAAP test.

How thoroughly have you read this source and how many times?

How have you benefited from more thorough readings of the source?

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least one peer. Here, we have an opportunity to learn by example and to offer guidance for one another. The purpose of your responses to others is to support success. Provide rich feedback that you feel guides your classmates toward a high-quality annotated bibliography. Try to reply to classmates who have not yet received a useful response.

Please consider choosing from debates like the following, taking a stance on one:

Wearable remote devices: Issues with user operation and interpretation are/are not significant enough to pose real dangers to patients.

Telehealth (remote doctor visits) are/are not viable for all non-lab and non-imaging appointments.

Virtual reality experiences for Alzheimer’s patients are/are not going to prove viable and beneficial.

Virtual reality experiences can/cannot provide non-sufferers with a true experience of a condition or disease they do not have (such as schizophrenia or limb loss/or choose a specific condition or disease).

Medical “chatbots” as a first line of care are/are not advanced and intuitive enough for common and widespread use.

Advances in altering human DNA to eliminate disease risk should/should not be considered for common practice.

Using genetic databases for better treatment of mental health disorders is/is not ethical.

Technological approaches to pain management can/cannot eliminate the need for opiates.

Locate any other debate regarding medicine and technology, taking a stance within that debate, and ask your professor if your choice is acceptable.