Annotated Bibliography
Final Draft
This is a list of the sources you intend to use for your research essay (Paper 3). I will provide you feedback about how your sources work together to help you address your research topic. You must submit this and receive feedback before you can submit your rough draft of Paper 3.
Remember that you should have the following:
At least one print source providing background information or a factual overview of the issue. At least two print sources provide different perspectives on how to deal with the issue. In addition to these, you may also include (though these are optional):
Primary sources give first-hand accounts of the issue or deal with it in a piece of creative work Audio, video, or other non-textual sources. Additional print sources to help you explore the topic further. You will also include a reference to a personal or learning experience that helps the reader see the impact of your issue or its relevance to other problems/ideas elsewhere in our society.
You will be asked to describe why you think the source passes the "RECAP" test. Below are the factors to consider in deciding if your source is both relevant and credible:
Relevance
Expertise
Currency
Authority
Purpose
My topic is: The Contribution and Benefits of Immigrants to the U. S Source #1 MLA citation: Fitz, Marshall, et al. "Legalization of Unauthorized Immigrants Would Benefit the US Economy." Immigration Reform, edited by Nol Merino, Greenhaven Press, 2016.
At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link. galegroup. com/apps/doc/EJ3010962 209/OVIC? u=cuny_laguardia&xid=3ba76e1c. Accessed 15 May 2017. Originally published as "Immigrants Are Makers, Not Takers,", 8 Feb. 2013.
What kind of source is this (background info, perspective on how to deal with the issue, primary source, other)? Perspective on how Legalizing Unauthorized Immigrants Would Benefit the US Economy and Briefly summarize the content of the source (If it is mainly factual, what does it describe? If it provides a perspective on the issue, what is the argument? Etc. ) This article on Legalization of Unauthorized Immigrants Would Benefit the US Economy talks about legalizing immigrants is help making the u. s economy is better, while anti-immigrants are saying immigrants are here to drain the u. s economy, but native-born Americans have the largest part of percentage on welfare programs. Why do you think this source will be useful to you? How do you plan to use it?
This source is useful to me because it helps me to argue about the benefit of immigrants to the u. s against those who don't believe immigrants are actually beneficial to the U. S Explain why you think this source passes the "RECAP" test (see Annotated Bibliography worksheet). If it was not found through the library databases, give me as much information as you can about the source and why you think it is reliable:
This source passes the recap because i got it through the library database and...