The Assignment: The annotated bibliography will provide the foundation for the m

The Assignment:
The annotated bibliography will provide the foundation for the major research essay (Writing Project 3). Essentially, your annotated bibliography will consist of an introductory paragraph (or paragraphs totaling at least 250 words) that introduces your primary sources and tentative thesis for the major research essay, followed by a series of analytical summaries (annotations) of at least six (6) and no more than eight (8) secondary sources related to your topic for the major research essay. These will serve as your secondary sources for Project 3, so choose wisely!
The Introductory Paragraph
The introductory paragraph should give readers the titles and a bit of background about the primary sources you will discuss in Writing Project 3. Remember, the primary sources will be the literary works, movies, or TV shows you chose as your focus for analysis. Once readers know what texts you will write about, write a tentative thesis to give readers an idea of what you might argue about how the primary texts depict a social issue, such as gender, race, class, or some other relevant social concern.
The Annotations
The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. Each annotation should start with a full citation of the source in MLA style. The annotation should then introduce the writer and say something about their credibility. Next, it should briefly summarize the source. Be sure to include at least one direct quote that you think will be useful for Project 3 in each annotation. Integrate the quote into a sentence properly. Afterwards, be sure to add commentary to show how the quote and source will be relevant to your argument for Project 3.
Research/Secondary Sources
Of the secondary sources required for this assignment, at least four (4) must be print sources of some kind (books, academic journal articles, government reports, etc.); the remaining secondary sources can be any kind of credible sources (Internet sources, documentary films, interviews, etc.). You must research and find academic secondary sources that discuss your primary texts or topics related to the texts more deeply and more analytically than a basic review or plot summary can. Many of the online databases (such as Academic Search Complete, Film & Television Literature Index, MLA International Bibliography, etc.) offer access to full-text articles from print sources, so I highly recommend you search one or more of those databases for reliable secondary sources. Keep in mind that your secondary sources don’t necessarily have to directly discuss the primary texts you’ve chosen (although it’s helpful when they do). For instance, your secondary sources could provide information about the social issue you chose. Here is a list of secondary sources that you CANNOT use:
• assigned readings or textbooks for this course
• encyclopedias or dictionaries of any kind (including Wikipedia)
• Master Plots, Cliff’s Notes, or other similar study materials for students
• movie databases like IMDB
• reviews or plot summaries
• abstracts
• holy books, such as the Bible
• juvenile or children’s books
• YouTube
• any website that offers student/sample essays for purchase or free download, such as Grammarly, Gradefixer, or FreeStudentEssays
• works of fiction
• DVD commentaries
Since the annotations will begin with full citations, you will not need to include a separate works cited page at the end of Project 2.
The 2 films that are going to be written about are Disney shows, “Liv and Maddie” and “Andi Mack”. The purpose is to make sure you include how these films’ portrayal of the social issue of gender roles is important. Try not to include how viewers are affected by the films because it could seem more like an analysis of the film which it is not the purpose. The thesis needs to focus on interpretation rather than the social issue of gender roles itself.