BARACK OBAMA

Minimum of 8 scholarly resources
BARACK OBAMA PAPER
Introduction
You will work on a research project for the duration of this course that you will deliver as a presentation. Here is a brief breakdown of the project so that you can plan your time in the course:

Week

Task

Week 3

Topic Selection

Week 5

Annotated Bibliography

Week 6

Script

Week 8

Presentation

Instructions
Now that you have selected a topic for your final presentation, this week you will need to construct your annotated bibliography using APA style. For this assignment, you need to select a minimum of 8 sources that you plan on using for your presentation and then construct the annotations for each source. The concept of constructing a bibliography is certainly not new for most students, but you may not be as comfortable adding annotations to the bibliography entries.

After you select a source and reference it in APA format, construct the annotation for the source. The annotation is really just answering a few questions about the sources itself and once you answer these questions this part of the assignment almost creates itself. Answer the following 6 questions for each source:

Main purpose of the source
Intended audience for the source
Relevance to your topic (or explain why it was not relevant to your topic)
Author’s background and credibility
Author’s conclusions or observations
Your conclusions or observations
Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 3-5 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (minimum of 8 scholarly sources)
Grading
This activity will be graded using the W5 Course Project Grading Rubric.

Course Outcomes (CO): 2, 3, 5, 8

Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

Rubric
Week 5 Course Project Grading Rubric
Week 5 Course Project Grading Rubric
Criteria    Ratings    Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength
5.0 pts
Meets length requirement
0.0 pts
Does not meet length requirement
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Summary 1
7.0 pts
Includes a strong annotation and your own conclusions, demonstrating relevance and thorough understanding of the source.
5.75 pts
Includes annotation and your own conclusions, but needs additional details to demonstrate relevance and/or thorough understanding of the source.
4.25 pts
Annotation lacks details or is missing several aspects, showing unclear understanding of the source and/or its relevance.
0.0 pts
No effort
7.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Summary 2
7.0 pts
Includes a strong annotation and your own conclusions, demonstrating relevance and thorough understanding of the source.
5.75 pts
Includes annotation and your own conclusions, but needs additional details to demonstrate relevance and/or thorough understanding of the source.
4.25 pts
Annotation lacks details or is missing several aspects, showing unclear understanding of the source and/or its relevance.
0.0 pts
No effort
7.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Summary 3
7.0 pts
Includes a strong annotation and your own conclusions, demonstrating relevance and thorough understanding of the source.
5.75 pts
Includes annotation and your own conclusions, but needs additional details to demonstrate relevance and/or thorough understanding of the source.
4.25 pts
Annotation lacks details or is missing several aspects, showing unclear understanding of the source and/or its relevance.
0.0 pts
No effort
7.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Summary 4
7.0 pts
Includes a strong annotation and your own conclusions, demonstrating relevance and thorough understanding of the source.
5.75 pts
Includes annotation and your own conclusions, but needs additional details to demonstrate relevance and/or thorough understanding of the source.
4.25 pts
Annotation lacks details or is missing several aspects, showing unclear understanding of the source and/or its relevance.
0.0 pts
No effort
7.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Summary 5
7.0 pts
Includes a strong annotation and your own conclusions, demonstrating relevance and thorough understanding of the source.
5.75 pts
Includes annotation and your own conclusions, but needs additional details to demonstrate relevance and/or thorough understanding of the source.
4.25 pts
Annotation lacks details or is missing several aspects, showing unclear understanding of the source and/or its relevance.
0.0 pts
No effort
7.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Summary 6
7.0 pts
Includes a strong annotation and your own conclusions, demonstrating relevance and thorough understanding of the source.
5.75 pts
Includes annotation and your own conclusions, but needs additional details to demonstrate relevance and/or thorough understanding of the source.
4.25 pts
Annotation lacks details or is missing several aspects, showing unclear understanding of the source and/or its relevance.
0.0 pts
No effort
7.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Summary 7
7.0 pts
Includes a strong annotation and your own conclusions, demonstrating relevance and thorough understanding of the source.
5.75 pts
Includes annotation and your own conclusions, but needs additional details to demonstrate relevance and/or thorough understanding of the source.
4.25 pts
Annotation lacks details or is missing several aspects, showing unclear understanding of the source and/or its relevance.
0.0 pts
No effort
7.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSource Summary 8
7.0 pts
Includes a strong annotation and your own conclusions, demonstrating relevance and thorough understanding of the source.
5.75 pts
Includes annotation and your own conclusions, but needs additional details to demonstrate relevance and/or thorough understanding of the source.
4.25 pts
Annotation lacks details or is missing several aspects, showing unclear understanding of the source and/or its relevance.
0.0 pts
No effort
7.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA: Citation and Reference Formatting
14.0 pts
All sources are properly cited in the text and references page demonstrating a mastery of resource and APA citation reference format.
11.25 pts
Most sources are cited in the text and references page. Some minor errors may exist in citation, but it does not interfere with understanding the source of the information.
8.5 pts
Most sources are integrated, structured, and cited in the text and references page. Some errors may exist in citation that need to be addressed to clarify the source of information.
0.0 pts
Sources are not cited.
14.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting: Mechanics & Usage
5.0 pts
The writing is free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that would detract from a clear reading of the text.
4.0 pts
The writing contains some errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that need to be addressed for a clearer reading of the text.
3.0 pts
The writing contains several errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation that impede a clear reading of the text.
0.0 pts
No effort
5.0 p