WP#2 is the annotated bibliography. On page 38 in the syllabus it explains what an annotated bibliography is - a collection of all the resources used in your paper with a paragraph describing each one. On page 39 it informs you that you must have at least 8 citations in your annotated bibliography. At the beginning of it, you must also have a paragraph explaining what issue your paper is addressing.
Bedford Researcher, Chapter 5, Section A. This section explains how to search online using library catalogs. Library catalogs give you information about books, journals, newspapers, maps and other resources that are in the library. It tells you several different categories in which you can search from, such as the author, title, keywords, call number, and more.
Chapter 9 guides you in how to evaluate the sources you are interested in using. Different factors you should consider include relevance, the author, it's credibility, and if the information is current among other things. It also shows you how to carefully evaluate websites so you are not submitting false information.
Chapter 8 is about reading critically. Critical reading is basically paying extreme close attention to make sure you understand everything, keeping notes, highlighting, and things like that. This type of reading forces you to pay more attention to the material and in turn have a better understanding of it. Critical readers are also show more interest in what they are reading, rather than skimming through something where it shows little interest if any at all. While critally reading you should identify the main points, supporting points, evidence, new information, and rereading things you may not understand. It also tells you when you come accross a source that is not relavent to your paper, don't waste your time reading it - move on to the next source.
The first website given is to help with grammer, editing, basic concepts, etc. The second website is very detailed about the writing process. These will be great resources when writing the final research paper.
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