In this thread, post a completed annotation for one of the sources you will be using in the exploratory annotated bibliography. Closely follow instructions for the exploratory annotated bibliography assignment, posted under Course Documents.

Based on the reading from The Craft of Research complete the following activity.

First, complete the sentences below and post them on the discussion thread; be descriptive but brief. For some of you the sentences will not be very focused or targeted, and that is OK at this point. I want to see that you are trying to establish a research interest and narrowing down a topic, and I also want to see that you are able to define why it is that you are choosing this topic and who might be interested in it (at this point, the audience might be fuzzy, but it is important to keep in mind who will be taking in your ideas, suggestions, and recommendations).

I am writing in the topic of

Because I want to find out

In order to (understand, establish, assess, recommend)

And the potential practical application is that

Second, respond to at least two other classmates postings. You may

1) offer suggestions for specific audiences that might be interested (the goal is for the audience to be professional or academic, so a professional organization might work);

2) provide specific suggestions about some of the main arguments and counterarguments that might be relevant to the research interest; or

3) suggest possible ways to focus or narrow the scope of the research.

Write 3-5 sentences.

Write a 2-3 sentence response to the your friend’s Facebook comment (from the library module Evaluating Sources), either defending or rejecting the claim, using library resources (available at ). 

Post the role you chose, your response to their status, and brief citation(s) to the evidence you found to this online discussion forum.