Topic :Pandemic planning and response
This week, submit the following: Thesis & Annotated Bibliography (both sides)
• A thesis statement stating your opinion/conclusion on the issue, the supporting
points you will offer and at least one relevant opposing view you will address.
• An annotated bibliography with evaluation of at least five (5) sources you intend
to use in your final paper to support your claim.
o These are sources that provide evidence to support that your claim
should be accepted by the reader.
o Scholarly sources are preferred and should be used where available;
due to the nature of some of the topics, authoritative articles in very high
quality substantive journals may also be acceptable.
Use the Source Evaluation Worksheet to determine the following:
• If your source is current
o If it is not current, explain why you think it is acceptable.
• If your source is credible, reliable, and authoritative
• How well your source supports your thesis
o If the annotation does not make this obvious, explain to your instructor
how you will use it.
• If your support is popular
o If it is, explain to your instructor why you think it is acceptable.
Prepare a citation, annotation, and evaluation for each source.
Click on the following link for an example:
How to Complete the Source Evaluation Worksheet
Annotation Example
Waite, L. J., Goldschneider, F. K., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and the
erosion of traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological
Review, 51, 541-554.
The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from
the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their
hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and
expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their
hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies
of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased
individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an
earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role
attitudes as a result of nonfamily living.
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Source Evaluation Example
2a. While this source is not current, it has formed the basis for numerous follow-up
studies and it frequently cited in the literature; it has both historical value and also
serves as a base-point for tracking changing attitudes.
2b. This is a scholarly source; the source is credible, reliable and authoritative. The
authors were experts in their fields, published their study in a peer-reviewed journal, and
the study has held up under rigorous scrutiny by other experts in the field.
2c. This source strongly supports my thesis that the current pattern of young adults
remaining with family because they cannot afford independent living due to student loan
obligations is having a negative effect on young adults developing self-sufficiency and
individualism.
2d. This source is popular; it is used to show how public opinion was influenced by
advertising.
W r i t i n g R e q u i r e m e n t s ( A P A f o r m a t )
• Length: 100-150 words per source for Part 1; 50-80 words per source for Part
2 (not including title page or references page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page
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Formatting
Title Page
Citation
Outline
