This is part of a 3-PART SERIES OF ASSIGNMENTS on the SAME topic. Assignment #1

This is part of a 3-PART SERIES OF ASSIGNMENTS on the SAME topic. Assignment #1 – the Bibliography (submitted Week 3). Assignment #2 – the Outline – is due Week 5. Assignment #3 – the Final Presentation – is due Week 7. You’re building this project throughout all three Assignments, using the same or similar topic.
For this project, you’ll choose a topic and then research how four geographic concepts are related to and affect your topic. Instead of presenting your research as a traditional paper, you’ll use PowerPoint to create a narrated presentation. Your presentation will be structured like a paper, including a title, introduction to the topic, main body, summary and conclusions, and references. Creative use of properly cited graphics and photos from the Internet relevant to your topic is required.
First, choose a topic! Topics must be a food item, cuisine, invention, or idea with a SUPER CLEAR REGION OF ORIGIN. Do some investigation of the 4 required elements (see below) before you settle on one topic. If you’re not sure if your desired topic is appropriate, please feel free to ask!
Your topic must be analyzed through these 4 required elements to determine how each of these geographic concepts affects or is related to your topic: 1. Regions 2. Cultural Landscape 3. Diffusion 4. Distance decay. The first two concepts are covered in the first chapter of your textbook. Diffusion is covered in Chapter 8, Section 2 (page 484). Distance decay refers to the fact that influence and interaction between locations decreases as the distance between them increases. As such, it has a significant influence on how things change as they diffuse away from their point of origin. Be sure to address these specific geographic terms and concepts in your work. You don’t need to address them in this order, but you do need to address all of them. You may use “subsets” of these definitions (e.g., contagious diffusion) if such subsets exist. Be sure to refer to your text and other reliable resources to ensure you completely understand these concepts. You should be detailed in your treatment of these concepts – for instance, you should explain both how and why your choice varies by region, and how and why it has been affected by distance decay. Remember that geography, as an academic discipline, seeks to explain why things vary from place to place, not just describe how they do.
FOR ASSIGNMENT #1, you will complete your annotated bibliography. Completing the project in separate assignments allows you to work your way up to the final presentation and provides opportunity for feedback along the way.
Assignment Objective: Assess sources for your research for your final presentation (for credibility, reliability, and relevance) and list references in proper APA format through the creation of an annotated bibliography.
Assignment Instructions: An annotation is a summary and evaluation, and your annotated bibliography will include a summary and evaluation of some of the sources (or references) you will use for your presentation.
Three sources must be evaluated, each based on the following criteria:
Source selection and credibility (12 points)
Sources are from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals, books, or websites and based on current and credible research either directly or indirectly
Sources such as “wikis” or blogs are not utilized
Source are directly relevant to the topic, and provide adequate general information on the topic without being too technical or specific
Source citations are written in APA reference list format
Topic sentence included stating the main topic of the source
Explains whether source is original research or a review of the topic
States main conclusions or findings
Indicates which of the four required geographic concepts are covered by source
States source format/type (e.g., peer-reviewed journal paper, website, book)
Provides evidence of author’s authority
Evaluates source (e.g., website’s sponsoring organization, journal or book publisher)
Summaries and evaluations accurately apply scientific concepts and use geographic terminology correctly
Proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation are used throughout
APA formatting of source (12 points)
Summary of source (32 points) – approximately 3-5 sentences
Evaluation of source (32 points) – approximately 3-5 sentences
Writing expectations and geographic terminology (12 points)Annotated Bibliography

Name:

Presentation Topic:

Source #1

Citation
(in APA format)

Summary

Evaluation

Source #2

Citation
(in APA format)

Summary

Evaluation

Source #3

Citation
(in APA format)

Summary

Evaluation

Citation:
Written in APA reference list format. For more help with formatting, see APA handout.
Summary:
What is the purpose of the source, review article, original research? What topics are covered? This section is generally 3-5 sentences that summarize the author’s main point. For more help, see this link on paraphrasing sources.
Evaluation:
After summarizing the article (or research paper or book), it is necessary to evaluate it and state where you found it – its source (e.g., journal, website, etc.). Briefly answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences:
What is the format or type of source (e.g., peer-reviewed journal paper, website, book)? How reliable is the information in the article, and how credible is the source (e.g., website’s sponsoring organization, journal or book publisher) and the author(s)?
For more help, see this handout on evaluating resources.

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