I will include teacher requirements in pdf form 1. Creating an Annotated Bibliography
2. Documenting sources
3. Writing annotations
4. Identifying meaningful topics for your position paper
5. Writing a thesis statement
6. Identifying evidence and scholarly sourcesGolightly 1
Holly Golightly
Professor Truman Capote
English 1101
February 24, 2020
Potential Position Paper Topics
Example 1 (from the realm of politics)
Topic: Democracy and Government
Working Thesis Statement
The founding fathers of our nation, along with other historians and scholars,
were correct in their views on the rise and fall of civilizations.
Example 2 (from the realm of media / journalism)
Topic: Truth vs. Illusion
Working Thesis Statement
American society no longer believes in objective truth; truth has become
relative.
Example 3 (from popular culture)
Topic: Conspiracy Theories
Working Thesis Statement
The popularity and rise of conspiracy theories signals a growing distrust of
social, cultural, and political institutions.
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Holly Golightly
Professor Truman Capote
English 1101
February 24, 2020
Finding Truth in a World of Misinformation
An Annotated Bibliography
Cooke, Nicole A. Fake News and Alternative Facts : Information Literacy in a
Post-Truth Era. ALA Editions, 2018.EBSCOhost,
search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1867933&site
=eds-live&scope=site
Talk of so-called fake news, what it is and what it isn’t, is front and
center across the media landscape, with new calls for the public to
acquire appropriate research and evaluation skills and become more
information savvy. But none of this is new for librarians and information
professionals, particularly for those who teach information literacy.
Cooke, a Library Journal Mover & Shaker, believes that the current
situation represents a golden opportunity for librarians to impart these
important skills to patrons, regardless of their age or experience. In this
Special Report, she demonstrates how. Readers will learn more about the
rise of fake news, particularly those information behaviors that have
perpetuated its spread; discover techniques to identify fake news,
especially online; and explore methods to help library patrons of all ages
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think critically about information, teaching them ways to separate fact
from fiction. Information literacy is a key skill for all news consumers,
and this Special Report shows how librarians can make a difference by
helping patrons identify misinformation.
Kim, Antino, et al. “Combating Fake News on Social Media with Source Ratings:
The Effects of User and Expert Reputation Ratings.” Journal of
Management Information Systems, vol. 36, no. 3, July 2019, pp.
931–968.EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/07421222.2019.1628921.
As a remedy against fake news on social media, we examine the
effectiveness of three different mechanisms for source ratings that can be
applied to articles when they are initially published: expert rating (where
expert reviewers fact-check articles, which are aggregated to provide a
source rating), user article rating (where users rate articles, which are
aggregated to provide a source rating), and user source rating (where
users rate the sources themselves). We conducted two experiments and
found that source ratings influenced social media users’ beliefs in the
articles and that the rating mechanisms behind the ratings mattered. Low
ratings, which would mark the usual culprits in spreading fake news, had
stronger effects than did high ratings. When the ratings were low, users
paid more attention to the rating mechanism, and, overall, expert ratings
and user article ratings had stronger effects than did user source ratings.
We also noticed a second-order effect, where ratings on some sources led
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users to be more skeptical of sources without ratings, even with
instructions to the contrary. A user’s belief in an article, in turn,
influenced the extent to which users would engage with the article (e.g.,
read, like, comment and share). Lastly, we found confirmation bias to be
prominent; users were more likely to believe — and spread — articles that
aligned with their beliefs. Overall, our results show that source rating is a
viable measure against fake news and propose how the rating mechanism
should be designed.
Mills, Adam J., et al. “The Relationship between Fake News And Advertising:
Brand Management in the Era Of Programmatic Advertising and Prolific
Falsehood.” J ournal of Advertising Research, vol. 59, no. 1, Mar. 2019, pp.
3–8. E
BSCOhost, doi:10.2501/JAR-2019-007.
The article discusses the authors’ views about the relationship
between fake news and advertising as of 2019, and it mentions issues
involving brand management, programmatic advertising, and the 2016
U.S. presidential election. Ideological disinformation and advertisers’
control are examined, along with digital advertising, the impact of fake
news on brand integrity, falsehoods, and organizational advertising.
English 1101: Rhetoric & Composition
Fall 2020
Week 5 – September 20-28, 2020
Dear All,
Now that you have some experience with the annotated bibliography, citing sources, manuscript format,
etc., the next step to putting together any sort of significant paper requires some preliminary
brainstorming and “pre-search.” Once again, these next assignments are geared toward preparation
for the position paper and other assignments where research and documentation are required. All
assignments are due no later than September 28, 2020 @ 11:59 pm. Please let me know if you have
questions.
Goals for Weeks 5-9
1. Creating an Annotated Bibliography
2. Documenting sources
3. Writing annotations
4. Identifying meaningful topics for your position paper
5. Writing a thesis statement
6. Identifying evidence and scholarly sources
Have a nice week,
DLD
For an example of this complete assignment, please see the file posted on our course Blackboard
page titled “WEEK 5 – READ ME.”
Assignment 1: Choose ONE of the options listed below and complete.
A.
Option 1: Generate a list of three issues that are critical in your chosen major/field of study.
Submit those topics in the form of a research question or thesis statement. Use the following
examples as a guide.
1. Example 1 (from the teaching profession / perspective)
Topic: Issues and Trends in Distance Learning
Working Research Question
Does distance learning provide an authentic and meaningful learning
experience?
2. Example 2 (from the writing profession / perspective)
Topic: Agenting Change in the Publishing World
Working Research Question
Have blogs been a boon or bane in the competitive world of authorship and publishing?
3. Example 3 (from higher education policy perspective)
Topic: STEM vs. STEAM
Working Research Question
Will the fine arts be eliminated from K-12 programs of study and what impact might the
removal of that curriculum have on higher education?
A.
Option 2: Generate a list of three issues that are critical and current in 21st
century society and culture. Submit those topics in the form of a research question or
thesis statement. Use the following examples as a guide.
1. Example 1 (from the realm of politics)
Topic: Democracy and Government
Working Thesis Statement
The founding fathers of our nation, along with other historians and scholars, were correct in
their views on the rise and fall of civilizations.
2. Example 2 (from the realm of media / journalism)
Topic: Truth vs. Illusion
Working Thesis Statement
American society no longer believes in objective truth; truth has become relative.
3. Example 3 (from popular culture)
Topic: Conspiracy Theories
Working Thesis Statement
The popularity and rise of conspiracy theories signals a growing distrust of social,
cultural, and political institutions.
Assignment 2
Using Google Scholar, locate three scholarly articles that are related to one of your chosen topics. Click
on the following link to access Google Scholar. https://scholar.google.com/
Assignment 3
Create an Annotated Bibliography using the three sources you found in Assignment 2 above. Your AB
should include those three sources. (Yes, that’s right. Your AB should contain only three sources, each of
which will have an annotation.)
SUBMIT ALL ASSIGNMENTS ON ONE DOCUMENT
● Format Assignment 1 just like the examples above
● Make sure that your AB begins on a brand new page and doesn’t bleed over into your
Assignment 1 page(s).
● Follow MLA format
● For an example of this assignment, please see the file posted on our course Blackboard page
titled “WEEK 5 – READ ME.”
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