Plan on sending your thesis statement to a course mentor for discussion and approval before
submitting Task 1. Course mentors are also available seven days a week to discuss any other
questions you may have.
Annotated Bibliography
The second part of task 1 is writing an annotated bibliography.
You will need 10 reliable sources for your annotated bibliography, and we suggest using the
WGU library to find them. We recommend approximately 2–4 sources for each of your
supporting points. For each source, include a citation followed by an original annotation of about
150–200 words.
For help on using the library, check out our library video:
Using the Library
Review MindEdge Module 2 for help on conducting research.
Email the course mentors if you have any questions along the way. You can also send course
mentors your first annotation for help and feedback.
Writing the Essay – Task 2
In Task 2 you will write the paper an argumentative research paper. The paper should be 10–15
pages long, including the title and references pages. Follow the information provided in the
MindEdge resource when structuring your paper.
Originality Requirement
Turnitin.com is a web-based software that checks the originality of student work by comparing it
to a database of digitized materials in journals, periodicals and books, webpages, and an
archive of existing papers. The ultimate purpose is to help to ensure that the work submitted by
students in courses at WGU is their own work and that source material is used correctly and
cited to give credit to the original author.
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