Library: ENG 111-112: Piner Research Essay: Annotated Bib (Essay 2)

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Essay 2 will be an Annotated Bibliography (in MLA Style) of sources on a focused topic of your choice (we will discuss topics in class).

You must include five (5) entries/sources in your Annotated Bibliography, and they must all come from Coastal Carolina CC’s LRC databases (you may use print or web sources).
Select a topic and develop at least two (2) research questions to help guide your research.
Be patient. It may take some time to wade through the available sources on your topic, and your research questions are likely to change as you continue to read.
Allow ample time to cycle through your research process and compile your Annotated Bibliography.
Annotations of each source need to be about 100 words.
Each annotation should do three things:
- (1) Summarize
- (2) Assess
- (3) Reflect