The topic of focus for this second unit was Documenting Research, which we discussed in class as encompassing the careful study to define and report new knowledge about a subject. In my annotated bibliography, I examined academic articles that related to my topic of professionalism in nursing, and whether nursing is a profession or simply a job. In my annotated bibliography, I observed various factors, such as the authors’ methods and claims, or I reviewed how helpful their article was to my topic. After our group discussions in class about academic discourses, scientific communities, and the specialized writing that is contained within their community’s articles, it was much easier for me to identify the characteristics like methods, claims
