Guidelines and the Writing Process for an Annotated Bibliography
A bibliography is a list of sources such as journal articles, books, newspapers, magazines, etc. Each source includes information such as the author, title, and publisher.
An annotation is a brief summary of the book, article, etc., detailing the topics this author(s) is covering. You may ask yourself, what is the author(s) argument? What information is the author(s) attempting to tell us?
After summarizing the source we need to evaluate it. What information are we going to use from this source in writing our paper? Is the author(s) biased? How will I be able to use this information?
It is important to start your research early in doing the Final Research Paper. This assignment will give you time to read the sources and collect the information necessary for your paper.
For you annotated bibliography:
1) You will give the topic of your paper (for example: China and the Impact of the Biological Old Regime or Industrialization and the Impact on Britain’s Environment)
2) You will write a thesis statement (please refer to the PDF attachment below for writing a thesis statement and/or refer to the Purdue University Owl at http://www.owlpurdue.edu.)
3) For each source (four (4) sources minimum with six (6) maximum) you will:
a. Write in MLA format your source. For example: Marks, Robert B. The Origins of the Modern World, a Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century. Rowman & Littlefield. 2015.
b. Under each source you will write a short, one paragraph summary of why you are using this source. Questions you need to answer are: 1) is this source correct for my topic and why? 2) Is this source biased in some way? 3) Will this source assist me in conveying and supporting my thesis statement and if so, why? 4) Will this source fit into my research paper?
Your set up should follow this example:
Your heading
Your topic
Your thesis statement
Source one (1) in MLA style
Explanatory paragraph (approximately five to six sentences in length)
**Repeat this process for sources 2, 3, 4, and more if you are using more than four (4) sources
CES_WP136: https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/uploads/files/Working-Papers-Archives/CES_WP136.pdf
How Britain went to war: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/world/asia/opium-war-book-china-britain.html
Milestones: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/china-1
Opium wars background reading: https://asiapacificcurriculum.ca/learning-module/opium-wars-china
Opium Wars definition summary facts: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Opium-Wars
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