FOUN1014: Critical Reading and Writing in Science and Technology and Medical Sciences

ANNOTATED SOURCE AND SYNTHESIS – 20%

(Individual assignment)

For the Annotated Source, each team member must evaluate one scholarly/ journal article
source from your team’s Working Bibliography of sources for the SRP.

Format for the Annotated Source (12%) and Synthesis (8%)

a. The Topic and Research Question must be stated at the top of this assignment

b. The publication details for the source must be in APA (name/year) format.

c. The complete annotation (for the source) should not exceed 300 words/one page and
requires three (3) paragraphs.
i) In the first paragraph (4-6 sentences):
- state author’s apparent purpose, intended audience and the context of the source
- summarize ONLY the information relevant to your research question, and briefly
state why or how this source is relevant to your research question.
ii) In the second paragraph BRIEFLY discuss what makes the source reliable and
credible. There must be sufficient evidence here to indicate the pedigree of the
source you have chosen. (2-3 sentences)
iii) In the third paragraph explain/discuss the importance of audience and context on
the author’s language use in the article, using examples from the passage. (2-3
sentences)

d. For the synthesis, which must be completed individually, select three of the team’s
four annotated sources and, in one paragraph (not to exceed 150 words):
iv) Outline the issue which you want to highlight that is common to the three sources.
v) Note any important differences which are of relevance to your research paper.
vi) Comment briefly on the significance of the information you synthesized to your
research.

N.B. 1. One of the three sources must be your own annotated source.
2. List the three sources used in the synthesis below the synthesis assignment.
3. Download the rubric, print a copy and attach to your assignment.
4. Attach a CAS (for individual assignments) to the front of the AS & Synthesis.

Submit at the beginning of your seminar in Week 6

Semester 2, 2019-2020