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The document provides an organizer for an argumentative essay arguing that college is not necessary directly after high school. It includes directions to find 5-6 sources on both sides of the argument, with at least one source supporting the counter argument. The organizer then provides a template for annotating one of the sources in the essay. The sample annotation is for a New York Times article titled "The Case for Working with Your Hands" which discusses the importance of trade skills and that college is not the only option. It claims trades will always be in demand and have less risk of outsourcing. The author's experience in the trades provides credibility for their position that not everyone should immediately go to college. The source would help the argument by addressing

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Example Structured Argumentative Annotated Bib

The document provides an organizer for an argumentative essay arguing that college is not necessary directly after high school. It includes directions to find 5-6 sources on both sides of the argument, with at least one source supporting the counter argument. The organizer then provides a template for annotating one of the sources in the essay. The sample annotation is for a New York Times article titled "The Case for Working with Your Hands" which discusses the importance of trade skills and that college is not the only option. It claims trades will always be in demand and have less risk of outsourcing. The author's experience in the trades provides credibility for their position that not everyone should immediately go to college. The source would help the argument by addressing

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Argumentative Essay Annotated Bibliography Organizer

YOUR TOPIC: College is not worth it

YOUR CLAIM: It is not necessary to attend college directly out of high school

Directions:
RESEARCH: Find 5-6 sources to use in your essay that show both your argument and the counter
argument. *One of your sources MUST be in support of the counter argument.
TO WRITE: Choose 1 sentence starter from each middle box to help guide information in your
annotated bibliography.

SOURCE #1
Source URL (website): https://secure-
media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap14_frq_english_language.pdf
Source Title: “The Case for Working with Your Hands”
Author’s Name: Matthew Crawford

Source MLA Citation:


Crawford, Matthew B. “The Case for Working with Your Hands.” New York Times Magazine.
New York Times, 24 May 2009. Web. 19 Dec. 2011.

SUMMARIZE ❏ The article “[Title]” discusses The article “The Case for Working with
What is this ❏ The text claims that ____ Your Hands” discusses the importance for
❏ The main claim of the article is
author’s trade skills and that going to college isn’t
main idea? the only option.The text claims that there
will always be a need for trades and trades
have less chance of being outsourced. The
author mentions that too many people
rush to college without a plan, and it
doesn’t end well.

ASSESS ❏ The text was written by ___ The author’s experience with trades
Why is this who is qualified because ___ means that he is knowledgeable about the
❏ The author’s credentials include
author ____ different skills that will always be needed.
reliable? Is ❏ The author’s experience with The article came from New York Times
this source ___ means that _____ Magazine and is a reliable source. This
biased or particular excerpt would be biased
objective? towards not college, but it is helpful in
creating a solid argument.

REFLECT ❏ Their position is helpful This position is helpful because it


How does because _______. discusses points that not many other
❏ I will use ______ to show
this source _____. sources provide. I will use the discussion
shape your ❏ This information changed my about people going to college without a
argument? thoughts on _______. plan to show that sometimes what society
How will you says people should do is not the right plan
use it? for everyone.

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