Part I: Revised Annotated Bibliography

 You should already have an annotated bibliography from your first semester paper. If you were thorough, you should only need to add a few sources to that list in order to complete the second half of this project. For this class, you should find and include an additional 3-5 sources, cited in Chicago style. As a reminder, in the end each new citation should look like the example below.

Here is an example Chicago citation and annotation:
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Perlin, Michael L. Mental Disability and the Death Penalty: The Shame of the States. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013.

Michael Perlin discusses the disproportionate use of the death penalty with defendants who suffer from some form of mental illness. He highlights the invalid and unreliable evidence used in these cases, drawing attention to the undue persecution victims of mental illness experience. Ultimately, Perlin argues in favor of  “therapeutic jurisprudence” and the banning of the death penalty entirely.

Here is what you will be graded on:

1. When arranging your bibliography, group all of your new sources in alphabetical order at the top of the list, then draw a line, then paste all your sources from the first semester below. If any of the first semester sources help your argument for this half of the paper, please bold them.

2. Your bibliography must include at least 11 different sources total, 3-5 of which must be new this semester.

3. At least 4 sources must support the History side of the argument.

4. Each new citation must be in Chicago style. Chicago style is outlined here. You do not need to change all of your MLA citations in the bibliography to Chicago. you only need to make new citations in Chicago style.

5. Each source must include an annotation that condenses the substance of the source by reducing it to its main points, which you are to summarize in 2-5 sentences.

6. All annotations must be complete, grammatically correct sentences.

The annotated bibliography is due on Friday, 3/4 via Turnitin.com.

Part II: Outline

Write a complete outline of your paper. following the guideline below.

I. Introduction
     A. Strong Opening
     B. Thesis Statement
II. Body Paragraph 1: Topic Sentence 1
     A. Supporting Evidence
     B. Explanation
     C. So What?
     D. Counterargument (if relevant)
III. Body Paragraph 2: Topic Sentence 2
     A. Supporting Evidence
     B. Explanation
     C. So What?
     D. Counterargument (if relevant)
IV. Body Paragraph 3: Topic Sentence 3
     A. Supporting Evidence
     B. Explanation
     C. So What?
     D. Counterargument (if relevant)
V. Conclusion
     A. Reiteration of Argument
     B. Strong Closing

The outline is due via Turnitin on 3/9.

Part III: Rough Draft

The expectations for the rough draft of your paper will be similar to your fall semester paper. You must create a fully researched essay on your topic that is between 1500-2000 words. Remember, you will be arguing the opposite viewpoint that you did in the fall. 

Additionally, you will be citing your work using Chicago style. That means using footnotes. The Purdue OWL guide explains footnotes well.

The rubric for this draft is here, and it will be counted as a quiz grade.

The rough draft is due via turnitin.com on Thursday, 3/17.

Part III: Final Draft

The rough drafts will be returned to you after spring break, at which point you will have an opportunity to make corrections before the final is due on Thursday, 4/21.

Part IV: Findings

Finally, you have the opportunity to share your opinion. In a 1-2 page essay, demonstrate which side of the argument you agree with and why. You should still cite any information that you use from your sources. 

This is worth a quiz grade, and is due on Wednesday, May 4.