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can someone explain what i need to do for this project confussed?

Introduction: This week you need to start the preliminary research for your paper. You will complete three tasks: First you will declare your audience. Second you will turn in an annotated bibliography including a minimum of three sources. Finally, you will write your thesis statement. Task 1: Declaration of Audience We have already discussed the importance of knowing your audience. Select one from the audience list and write one or two sentences declaring the audience to whom you will write your paper. •Experts in the field of your topic; for example a paper presented to a professional organization. •Other college students who have demonstrated interest in the topic but have not studied it. •A political group with mixed feelings about the topic. •A group who generally opposes your position. •A group who generally agrees with your position •Readers of a newspaper’s editorial page. •Individuals who feel passionately about your topic. Task 2: Annotated Bibliography An annotated bibliography is an organized list of sources, each of which is followed by a brief note or "annotation." Annotations should include the following: •Describe the content and focus of the book, article or website. •Suggest the source's usefulness to your research. •Evaluate its method, conclusions, and reliability. •Record your reactions to the source. Complete the Task 2: Annotated Bibliography following the steps below: 1.Use the research techniques covered in this course to search the ITT Tech Virtual Library and the Internet for 3 to 5 secondary sources. Please note: You will probably have more sources you turn in this week. Tip: Refer to section 54b in the Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 2.Identify the sources which are accurate, credible, comprehensive, relevant, representative, and timely for your selected topic. Tip 1: Refer to the Checklist for Evaluating Content found on page 367 of the Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Tip 2: Review pages 370-377 of the Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 3.Write an annotated bibliography, including 3 to 5 secondary sources. Use MLA documentation for the sources. Tip: Make sure notes are clear so that you will avoid plagiarism. Review pages 378-398 of the Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Task 3: Thesis Statement After completing your preliminary research, now you are ready to write your thesis statement. Your thesis statement must meet the following criteria: •Must limit your topic. •Must incorporate your point of view. •Must be applicable to the Causal Analysis pattern of development. Refer to #4 on page 384 in The Longman Writer Tip: Your entire paper is based on this statement. Do not try to write a thesis statement without conducting preliminary research. Deliverables and Format: Submit a Microsoft Word document including: 1.A sentence or two declaring the audience to whom you will write your paper 2.Annotated bibliography with 3-5 sources 3.Thesis statement

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1. Task 1: Well you're first step is figuring out your audience: who are you really writing this for? The bullet points in task one have given you possibilities. It might help to think of why you're writing this. Are you trying to persuade someone to agree with you? Are you just trying to provide information? Of course you're likely just writing it for your professor, but these kinds of questions will help address this task. When you're writing it I'm guessing you may just be doing it for credit so I recommend staying away from the experts and make it available for others maybe those with mixed feelings. This lets you explore both sides of an issue (but you'll have to be very informative and impartial and also detailed so that people uncertain may take a stance). Task 2: Depends on your sources. You're just seeing what kinds you have (good/ worth reading -your personal opinions on the author) and labeling them which will help you later when putting together your project (will know where to find your information and where to go to get a particular perspective) and also the bibliography which you also should be doing at the time of putting it together. Task 3: Your thesis- what's your argument (Generally the last sentence of your introduction, but depending on your writing abilities it may lie elsewhere). Usually the one thing that everything in your essay will be tied to. These are all very helpful for creating a project so I strongly advise you take your time in putting this together because it looks like it's meant to help you put your project together fairly easily. Luck!