Hello! There are two pages for two separate but related pieces of work.
Page 1. Researching and Developing a Works Cited
For the first page start research for your argumentative essay on the topic “Do violent video games cause aggression and violence?” You should not just be researching one side of the topic. You will begin finding authoritative sources and create a Works Cited page. Use this interactive MLA Works Cited Template https://style.mla.org/interactive-practice-template/ to help you create each entry. There are also websites such as www.easybib.com to help you create and properly format your citation page. However, the website is only as good as the information you include. When using a program to cite for you, you are still responsible for the final result. Therefore, you need to check each citation before submitting the document to ensure they are all formatted correctly. If you decide to use easybib.com, make sure you use the “manual cite” option and not the “auto-cite.” The auto-cite does not typically work correctly.
Step One: Prewriting
Do violent video games cause aggression and violence?
Use prewriting strategies to determine 4 reasons for one side of the argument and 4 reasons for the other side of the argument
Develop a working thesis choosing which side of the argument that you support and which side you oppose
Step Two: Organizing Research
Based on your working thesis:
Find 8 authoritative sources about the topic you chose using the library database (4 that support your position and 4 that oppose your position)
Using Microsoft Word, create a Works Cited in MLA 9 formatting using the 8 sources you found (this will be uploaded as a Word document).
Format the sources in proper MLA 9 formatting
Step Three:
List any difficulties you had while trying to complete the works cited.
How did you create your citation page (easybib, library, Purdue Owl)?
Page 2. Annotated Bibliographies
Use the same topic Do violent video games cause aggression and violence? that you did for the works cited discussion
Use only 4 of the 8 sources that you found for the works cited to develop your annotated biography
You are elevating the sources in writing, so make sure to choose the best 4
When reviewing sources, keep in mind that an effective argument essay will contain all three argumentative appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos.
At least one of the four sources needs to be used for a counterargument.
Create an annotated bibliography for each source.
-Works Cited entry: Using the sources you have found, make sure you fix the formatting to be in proper MLA.
-Summary: A summary of the source that you are analyzing is the first element you are including within the annotation.
-Evaluation: You are determining the source’s reliability (Is the author of your source reliable?)
-Response: Here, you must respond in your annotation as to how the source will be useful to your project (for example: will it be used as support for your argument, your counterargument, or rebuttal?) or if it is not useful and why.
Thank you so much you are highly appreciated!
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