Annotated bibliography on meal size

This will be the first paper we are writing this semester: the annotated bibliography. I have posted a list on Moodle with topics relating to our theme, Food and Politics. It is your job to pick a topic from that list, or even something else that still relates to the theme.

Then you’ll need to do some research. One of the more useful tools in conducting research is the annotated bibliography. An annotated bibliography combines the citations found in the References list at the end of documents in MLA format with annotations about each of the sources. For this assignment, you will construct an annotated bibliography based upon the food and politics issue that you have selected to focus on for this and the following research report.

Purpose: An annotated bibliography is an organizing tool that is helpful when working on a research project. An effective annotated bibliography is used to compile research sources in one location and provide the researcher with quick access to the information contained in each source.

Audience: This assignment should be directed at your scholarly peers, and you may assume that they have only a casual familiarity with your topic or issue.

Content/Subject: Your annotated bibliography will consist of the sources that you have deemed relevant to your topic and/or question(s) of inquiry. While you may encounter sources that are not relevant or do not fit the scope of your project while researching, for the purposes of this assignment, you will only include the ones that you find useful and relevant.

You will need to state the scope as an introduction, before you give the actual bibliography. What is the issue at stake, and what aspects are you examining with the sources you have found?

Cite the source in proper MLA format. The citations should be organized in alphabetical order by author just as in an MLA Works Cited page.

Follow with a brief annotation that summarizes the source (approx. 3-5 sentences). You may quote from the source, but do not copy and paste the abstract. Ideally, all of the annotation should be in your own words.

Explain the source’s relevance and importance to your issue. Evaluate how useful they are, their stance, and overall credibility.

This link talks about evaluating credibility: http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill26.htm

Constraints: The annotated bibliography is a fairly rigid genre. Your citations must adhere to MLA format. This will be one of the central components of the grade for this assignment. Failure to follow MLA format exactly will harm your grade.

The annotations for each source should follow an academic style. This means that you must construct, with elevated and sophisticated language, correct grammatical sentences that effectively summarize what each source has to say. Additionally, you should explain how each source is relevant to the issue that you have selected and what it adds to your knowledge about your issue.

Specific guidelines to follow when completing this assignment are:

An introduction to the topic as discussed in the articles being annotated.
6 sources of various types (book, article, website, etc.).
Sources focused around a narrowed issue or question of inquiry.
Adherence to MLA format for all citations.
Sources in alphabetical order according to author.
A thoughtful and complete annotation of 100-150 words each.
Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

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Annotated bibliography on meal size

Abdel-Hamid, Tarek K. Thinking in Circles About Obesity: Applying Systems Thinking to Weight Management. New York: Springer, 2009. Print.

According to this book, people’s eating habits are determined by their customs. For instance, it is as a result of customs that people determine the time to take various meals. At the same time, customs also determine the type of meals people take during various occasions. However, customs do not inform people of the right meal size they need to take. This book therefore, looks at the modern ways which can be used to combat obesity……………..

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