Name: Course: Date: Instructor: Annotated Reference List Directions: Refer back to your Topic 1 Brainstorming and Beginning Research worksheet for your peerreviewed articles to complete this worksheet (unless you have found more relevant articles, then use those that are the most relevant for your topic). From the Topic 1 Brainstorming and Beginning Research worksheet choose three of the peerreviewed articles that you think will best support the topic chosen from the Brainstorming Worksheet. You may also choose to find three new articles that are more relevant to your topic. Read the articles, and in your own words fill in each table below by answering the following questions for each different article: • • • • What was the main point/argument of this article? What did the author(s) conclude? How did this article support your topic? What questions or new ideas did this article leave you with? Each summary should be 100-150 words in length; making a total word count of 300-450 words in length for this assignment. Helpful Tip: Review the reading strategies on pages 70-73 in the textbook to aid in reading peerreviewed journal articles. What is your Topic (chosen from the Brainstorming Worksheet): Note: The box area can be manipulated as you type your summaries. APA Reference: © 2017. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. Provide a 100-150 word summary of your article by answering the following questions: • What was the main point/argument of this article? • What did the author(s) conclude? • How did this article support your subtopic? • What questions or new ideas did this article leave you with? APA Reference: Provide a 100-150 word summary of your article by answering the following questions: • What was the main point/argument of this article? • What did the author(s) conclude? • How did this article support your subtopic? • What questions or new ideas did this article leave you with? © 2017. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. APA Reference: Provide a 100-150 word summary of your article by answering the following questions: • What was the main point/argument of this article? • What did the author(s) conclude? • How did this article support your subtopic? • What questions or new ideas did this article leave you with? © 2017. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. Name: Course: Date: Instructor: Expository Essay: Brainstorming and Beginning Research Before you begin any writing assignment, it is often necessary to complete several “pre-writing” activities necessary for completing your expository essay including selecting a topic, brainstorming, research strategies, and research. Follow the instructions to complete these pre-writing activities. Make sure you complete all sections of this worksheet. Part 1: Select a Topic – Pick One Below are lists of essay topics to use for the expository essay please highlight/bold your topic choice so your instructor will know your selection. 1. Three services Veterans need to successfully return to civilian life 2. Three characteristics of good leaders 3. Three ways bullying can negatively impact children 4. Three ways technology can impact communication 5. Three issues found in a large classroom 6. Three services the Christian church can provide the community Part 2: Brainstorming Strategies Read: Topic 1 Lecture. Review: “Invention: Finding Your Ideas” section of “The Writing Process” media piece: https://lc.gcumedia.com/unv104/the-writing-process/index.html © 2016. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. Complete: In box 1, use the brainstorming method of “Free Writing”. Brainstorm Method: Free Writing: Set a timer for 10 minutes and complete your free write brainstorm activity in this box to show your work. New technology has changed the way we communicate today. Many years ago, people relied on watching the news or reading news papers to keep up with things going on in the community and around the world. Today we have things like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook. These social media pages can also be access by using your mobile phone. You also see companies using other ways to communicate their services other than relying on advertisement and mailing out marketing material. They are now using more advertising that drive the customers to their website by providing a link within the news feed, they use sticky ads that move around on the screen while you’re navigating through the website and they us data that tell them about the people who visit the website so they can try to predict what they might do next. Today companies can use technology that allows for their workers to work at home. Part 3: Research Strategies – Key Words & Phrases Step 1: Pull keywords that were generated from your brainstorming activity in part 2. These keywords need to pertain to the topic selected from part 1. Step 2: Combine keywords to come up with Boolean search terms. Boolean Search Possibilities: Boolean search terms utilize AND phrases and is covered on page 15 of the course eBook. An example table is provided below to demonstrate how you should complete this. Please do not use any part of the example as part of your own table. Example Tables Keywords pulled from brainstorming Boolean: Phrases from Keywords 1. Online Learning 1. Online Learning AND Education 2. Student Success 2. Online Learning AND Student Success © 2016. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved. Keywords pulled from brainstorming Boolean: Phrases with Keywords – Boolean search terms utilize AND phrases. This is covered on page 15 of the course eBook 1. Social media 1. Social media and communication effects 2. Work from home 2. Work from home communication 3.