Research Guides: ENGL 1302: Composition & Rhetoric II (Boston): Getting Started

Assignment

Annotated Bibliography
Exploratory Synthesis

With your group, develop an annotated bibliography of 15 total sources (or 5 per group member).

Sources should include the following types:

1 chapter from Team Human
2 reference sources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, almanacs, reviews/criticisms from the LSC Databases)
6 scholarly articles from LSC Research Databases
3 multimedia sources from LSC Research Databases (examples: video, podcast, image)
3 popular sources related to the topic from the LSC Research Databases (examples: newspaper, periodical, another multimedia)

Annotated Bibliography Guidelines

Each of your annotations should be ½ to ¾ page long! This means your annotated bibliography should be at least 6-7 pages total, minimum.

Exploratory Synthesis Guidelines

5-10 double-space pages + Works Cited
at least 8 texts to analyze and compare
MLA style

Managing Your Research

Your process to capture sources and citations will be very individual, but be consistent and choose a tool to help organize your research. Some suggested tools:

OneDrive - 1 TB free storage for Lone Star College students.

Evernote - The basic version is free. Works across all mobile devices. Create notebooks for each course or writing assignment. Be sure to download the Web Clipper as well.

Zotero is a free, open access extension that runs in the Firefox and Chrome browsers that's designed to gather, download, and tag your research. Helpful tutorials.

ZoteroBib is a free citation tool that supports MLA, APA, CMOS, and thousands of others. Use this instead of the full Zotero if you just need some quick citations.