Homework Due Wednesday, April 6 « English 102 Home Base

Part One: Hopefully during class you were able to find two academic books in the library. If you did not, or if one or both of the books you got is lacking in some way, please return to the library and snoop around until you have two good books. Bring both books to class on Wednesday.

Part Two: Look through the two books and determine which book seems to be the more useful book for your project.

A brief (7-10 sentences) summary of the book. Focus on the specific information in the book that will be of use to you, rather than the general information–for example, if you only intend to use one chapter, give the summary of that chapter. A brief (3-5 sentences) evaluation of why and how the book can be considered academic. A brief (5-7 sentences) description of how the book relates and/or adds important information to your research focus.

Part Three: Time to make a bibliography! Take all of the sources that you have gathered so far and in MLA format make a bibliography (to the best of your abilities). You can find extensive information on bibliographies/works cited pages at Purdue OWL (the website lists the information on the left under various "Works Cited" headings). Print out your bibliography and bring it to class.