ENGL1100 Research Essay

On a topic of your choice, please construct a 1,500-2,000 word essay, using MLA guidelines for formatting, in-text citations, and a Works Cited page. This major project is worth 40% of your term mark:15% for the annotated bibliography and 25% for the finished essay. The assessment criteria will be shared in the peer editing workshop. You should have a minimum of four reputable sources. Please note: the Humanities Department uses software to identify plagiarism. The annotated bibliography is due at midnight November 16, 2021; the completed essay is due at midnight on November 30,2021. Milestones: 1. October 14 — essay assigned 2. October 21 — topics chosen and preliminary thesis written 3. October 26 — library session (mandatory!) 4. November 2 —development methods 5. November 9 —annotated bibliography discussion/lecture 6. November 16- a. seminar presentation #1 b. Annotated bibliography due c. writing workshop 7. November 25- peer editing workshop (mandatory!) 8. November 30- research essay dueAn annotated bibliography shows the results of the preliminary research on your working thesis. Each source is presented in a short paragraph; the title of the paragraph is the citation (which you will have in your Works Cited if you end up using it). The short paragraph does two things: 1. It briefly summarizes the thesis and information in the source (ebook, chapter in ebook, journal article). 2. It briefly explains how the information in the source relates to your thesis — relevance and support. NOTE: You may have one of the four sources in your annotated bibliography that you end up not using in your essay, just as you may find a better source later that is not included in your annotated bibliography. Like the working thesis, this information flow is subject to change. Your Works Cited page in your finished essay should include only the sources you actually cite in the essay, whether those sources were in your annotated bibliography or not.